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Mr Richard Holden vs Sammy Wilson

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 Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Mr Richard Holden and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 70% of the time, based on 797 shared comparable votes.

559 same votes 238 different votes 797 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
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 96% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 93% aligned 15 shared votes
12 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 17 No
Education 92% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 20 No
Energy 89% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
51 Aye 22 No
Migration 53% aligned 73 shared votes
45 Aye 28 No
10 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 56% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 58% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
50 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 58% aligned 91 shared votes
50 Aye 41 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
62.0%
11% below average
Rank 558 of 649
1,317
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,472
2,376 eligible divisions
645
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
732
49.7% of votes cast
672
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
740
50.3% of votes cast
2
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
11
0.7% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

44
-38.3 vs Commons average
Rank 484 of 649
Appearances
110
+27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 136 of 649
64
-79.5 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 649
Contributions
157
+13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 187 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
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£332,582
47% above average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
195 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Trade
47 of 53 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Energy
47 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sept 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
Aye
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
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
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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