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Mr Richard Holden vs Mr Mark Francois

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 Mr Mark Francois
Mr Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford

Voting alignment

Mr Richard Holden and Mr Mark Francois voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 928 shared comparable votes.

906 same votes 22 different votes 928 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
50 Aye 90 No
Tax 100% aligned 140 shared votes
50 Aye 90 No
25 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 26 No
Defence 100% aligned 47 shared votes
21 Aye 26 No
31 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 45 shared votes
31 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 19 No
Trade 90% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
46 Aye 29 No
Migration 93% aligned 75 shared votes
49 Aye 26 No
10 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 94% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 22 No
Housing 97% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
52 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 93 shared votes
53 Aye 40 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
68.0%
4% below average
Rank 457 of 650
1,352
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,644
2,417 eligible divisions
661
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
766
46.6% of votes cast
691
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
878
53.4% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
36
2.2% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
25 years, 5 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

64
-30.5 vs Commons average
Rank 400 of 650
Appearances
148
+53.5 vs Commons average
Rank 95 of 650
92
-72.6 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 650
Contributions
441
+276.4 vs Commons average
Rank 32 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
£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
£332,582
47% above average
Latest expenses
£242,339
7% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
7
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
202 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
61 of 64 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
67 of 82 votes
Trade
50 of 56 votes
#3
Trade
75 of 94 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#4
Housing
53 of 67 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Defence
53 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
No rebel
Aye
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Third reading 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Postal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2023 18 Jul 2023
No rebel
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
No rebel
No
Public Order Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 5 7 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
No
Nationality and Borders Bill (Report): New Clause 52 7 Dec 2021
Migration
Aye rebel
Aye
Motion No. 4 - Health Protection (Coronavirus, restrictions) (Self-isolation) 30 Nov 2021
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
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
No
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