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Mr Richard Holden vs Maya Ellis

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

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Mr Richard Holden
Con Basildon and Billericay
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Photograph of Maya Ellis
Maya Ellis
Lab Ribble Valley

Voting alignment

Mr Richard Holden and Maya Ellis voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 253 shared comparable votes.

15 same votes 238 different votes 253 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
6 Aye 5 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
34 Aye 41 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
41 Aye 34 No
9 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 41 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
41 Aye 34 No
9 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 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
63.4%
9% below average
Rank 535 of 649
1,317
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
374
590 eligible divisions
645
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
178
47.6% of votes cast
672
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
196
52.4% of votes cast
2
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.7% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

44
-38.3 vs Commons average
Rank 484 of 649
Appearances
48
-34.3 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 649
64
-79.5 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 649
Contributions
54
-89.5 vs Commons average
Rank 490 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
£230,920
all imported IPSA years
£332,582
47% above average
Latest expenses
£230,920
2% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
6
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
49 of 50 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Trade
47 of 53 votes
#3
Tax
89 of 112 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Benefits
22 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
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