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Mr Richard Holden vs Michelle Welsh

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
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Photograph of Michelle Welsh
Michelle Welsh
Lab Sherwood Forest

Voting alignment

Mr Richard Holden and Michelle Welsh voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 313 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 307 different votes 313 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 6 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
31 Aye 52 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
52 Aye 31 No
7 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 52 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
52 Aye 31 No
7 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

79.8 %
7 % above average
Rank 204 of 650
Participation
82.8 %
10 % above average
Rank 145 of 650
1,302
1,631 eligible divisions
Total votes
466
563 eligible divisions
639
49.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
240
51.5 % of votes cast
663
50.9 % of votes cast
No votes
226
48.5 % of votes cast
2
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

46
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 416 of 650
Appearances
48
-22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 650
60
-65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 435 of 650
Contributions
61
-64.5 vs Commons average
Rank 430 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
£179,455
all imported IPSA years
£332,582
47 % above average
Latest expenses
£179,455
21 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
5
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
45 of 51 votes
#3
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Defence
60 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
46 of 53 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
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
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