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Mr Richard Holden vs Linsey Farnsworth

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 Linsey Farnsworth
Linsey Farnsworth
Lab Amber Valley

Voting alignment

Mr Richard Holden and Linsey Farnsworth voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 337 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 330 different votes 337 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
17 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 10% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
33 Aye 51 No
Tax 1% aligned 84 shared votes
50 Aye 34 No
9 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
21 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
21 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 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
87.5%
15% above average
Rank 54 of 649
1,317
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
516
590 eligible divisions
645
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
265
51.4% of votes cast
672
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
251
48.6% of votes cast
2
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

44
-38.1 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 649
Appearances
79
-3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 649
64
-78.9 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 649
Contributions
137
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 217 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
£216,552
all imported IPSA years
£332,582
47% above average
Latest expenses
£216,552
4% below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Trade
47 of 53 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
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
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Motion to sit in private 7 Mar 2025
Tax
No
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