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Mr Richard Holden vs Rebecca Smith

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 Rebecca Smith
Rebecca Smith
Con South West Devon

Voting alignment

Mr Richard Holden and Rebecca Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 300 shared comparable votes.

300 same votes 0 different votes 300 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
33 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
33 Aye 43 No
16 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
9 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
33 Aye 43 No
16 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
9 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 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
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 419 of 649
1,317
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
416
590 eligible divisions
645
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
196
47.1% of votes cast
672
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
220
52.9% of votes cast
2
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

44
-39.6 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 650
Appearances
150
+66.4 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
64
-81.7 vs Commons average
Rank 465 of 650
Contributions
268
+122.3 vs Commons average
Rank 76 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
£213,132
all imported IPSA years
£332,582
47% above average
Latest expenses
£213,132
6% below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Trade
47 of 53 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Tax
88 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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