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Mr Richard Holden vs Ruth Jones

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 Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Mr Richard Holden and Ruth Jones voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,018 shared comparable votes.

39 same votes 979 different votes 1,018 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
17 Aye 17 No
Benefits 6% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
64 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 115 shared votes
50 Aye 65 No
8 Aye 18 No
Energy 4% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
78 Aye 32 No
Migration 4% aligned 110 shared votes
28 Aye 82 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 50 shared votes
26 Aye 24 No
20 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 48 shared votes
28 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 20 No
Trade 0% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 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
78.1%
5% above average
Rank 241 of 649
1,317
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
645
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
672
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
643
48.1% of votes cast
2
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.2% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
7 years, 6 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

44
-39.6 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 650
Appearances
53
-30.6 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 650
64
-81.7 vs Commons average
Rank 465 of 650
Contributions
78
-67.7 vs Commons average
Rank 418 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
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£332,582
47% above average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
50 of 55 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Trade
47 of 53 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#4
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
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 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
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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