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Mr Richard Holden vs Rachel Reeves

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 Rachel Reeves
Rachel Reeves
Lab Leeds West and Pudsey

Voting alignment

Mr Richard Holden and Rachel Reeves voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 614 shared comparable votes.

27 same votes 587 different votes 614 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
1 Aye 4 No
Education 20% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
11 Aye 15 No
Benefits 8% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 14 No
Energy 6% aligned 17 shared votes
15 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
42 Aye 31 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 73 shared votes
30 Aye 43 No
Most different by topic
68 Aye 20 No
Migration 0% aligned 88 shared votes
20 Aye 68 No
19 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
15 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
50.0%
23% below average
Rank 622 of 649
1,317
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,189
2,376 eligible divisions
645
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
680
57.2% of votes cast
672
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
509
42.8% of votes cast
2
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

44
-39.6 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 650
Appearances
67
-16.6 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 650
64
-81.7 vs Commons average
Rank 465 of 650
Contributions
535
+389.3 vs Commons average
Rank 18 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
£3,061,546
all imported IPSA years
£332,582
47% above average
Latest expenses
£291,343
29% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
#2
Migration
115 of 171 votes
Trade
47 of 53 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
32 of 48 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Trade
56 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sept 2023
Aye
No
Holocaust Memorial Bill: Instruction (Amendment a) 28 Jun 2023
No
Aye
Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 28 Jun 2023
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
Aye
No
Public Order Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 5 7 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Scottish Affairs Committee Membership 21 Feb 2023
Aye
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