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Mr Richard Holden vs Mr Will Forster

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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Mr Will Forster
LD Woking

Voting alignment

Mr Richard Holden and Mr Will Forster voted the same way 77% of the time, based on 285 shared comparable votes.

220 same votes 65 different votes 285 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
5 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 18 No
Education 96% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 44 No
Tax 96% aligned 71 shared votes
30 Aye 41 No
3 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 95% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 90% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 29% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 7 No
Energy 33% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
0 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 13 No
Housing 67% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 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
74.7%
2% above average
Rank 317 of 649
1,317
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
441
590 eligible divisions
645
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
235
53.3% of votes cast
672
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
206
46.7% of votes cast
2
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.9% 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
180
+97.7 vs Commons average
Rank 28 of 649
64
-79.5 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 649
Contributions
224
+80.5 vs Commons average
Rank 105 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
£153,282
all imported IPSA years
£332,582
47% above average
Latest expenses
£153,282
32% below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
47 of 53 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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