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Mr Richard Holden vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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 Mr Douglas Alexander
Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

Mr Richard Holden and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 160 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 157 different votes 160 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
2 Aye 5 No
Benefits 29% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 25% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
17 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
36 Aye 17 No
3 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
16 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
36 Aye 17 No
3 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
16 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

79.9 %
7 % above average
Rank 201 of 649
Participation
45.4 %
27 % below average
Rank 628 of 649
1,307
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
258
568 eligible divisions
640
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
114
44.2 % of votes cast
667
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
144
55.8 % of votes cast
2
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

43
-32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 649
Appearances
39
-36.1 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 649
56
-77.3 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 649
Contributions
172
+38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 144 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
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£332,582
47 % above average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
5
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
Trade
4 of 5 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
Trade
45 of 51 votes
#3
Work / Employment
23 of 37 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Housing
46 of 53 votes
#5
Tax
62 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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
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