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Mr Richard Holden vs Mark Ferguson

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 Mark Ferguson
Mark Ferguson
Lab Gateshead Central and Whickham

Voting alignment

Mr Richard Holden and Mark Ferguson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 332 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 327 different votes 332 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
1 Aye 2 No
Migration 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 7 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
35 Aye 55 No
Tax 0% aligned 90 shared votes
55 Aye 35 No
9 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 55 No
Tax 0% aligned 90 shared votes
55 Aye 35 No
9 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
17 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

79.6%
7% above average
Rank 206 of 650
Participation
89.4%
17% above average
Rank 26 of 650
1,352
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
564
631 eligible divisions
661
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
298
52.8% of votes cast
691
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
266
47.2% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

63
-31.2 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 650
Appearances
22
-72.2 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 650
91
-73.1 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 650
Contributions
38
-126.1 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,267,818
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£191,951
all imported IPSA years
£332,582
47% above average
Latest expenses
£191,951
15% below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
7
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
62 of 63 votes
#1
Education
50 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
61 of 64 votes
#2
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Trade
50 of 56 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
Migration
13 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
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
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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