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Mr Richard Holden vs Kirsty Blackman

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Mr Richard Holden
Mr Richard Holden
Con Basildon and Billericay
vs
Photograph of Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Mr Richard Holden and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 676 shared comparable votes.

54 same votes 622 different votes 676 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
32 Aye 73 No
Tax 29% aligned 105 shared votes
73 Aye 32 No
8 Aye 18 No
Energy 23% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 8 No
Transport 19% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 13 No
Digital / Online Safety 14% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 14% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 60 shared votes
25 Aye 35 No
31 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 56 shared votes
25 Aye 31 No
22 Aye 22 No
Trade 0% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 23 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

79.4%
7% above average
Rank 214 of 649
Participation
55.9%
17% below average
Rank 601 of 649
1,317
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,328
2,376 eligible divisions
645
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
757
57.0% of votes cast
672
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
571
43.0% of votes cast
2
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

44
-38.2 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 649
Appearances
89
+6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 649
64
-79.3 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 649
Contributions
130
-13.3 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,267,818
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£332,582
47% above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Foreign Affairs
49 of 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
#2
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Trade
47 of 53 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
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