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Mr Richard Holden vs Saqib Bhatti

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 Saqib Bhatti
Saqib Bhatti
Con Meriden and Solihull East

Voting alignment

Mr Richard Holden and Saqib Bhatti voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,168 shared comparable votes.

1,166 same votes 2 different votes 1,168 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
57 Aye 104 No
Tax 100% aligned 161 shared votes
57 Aye 104 No
65 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 127 shared votes
65 Aye 62 No
83 Aye 37 No
Migration 100% aligned 120 shared votes
83 Aye 37 No
31 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 60 shared votes
31 Aye 29 No
27 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 45 shared votes
16 Aye 29 No
57 Aye 104 No
Tax 100% aligned 161 shared votes
57 Aye 104 No
65 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 127 shared votes
65 Aye 62 No
83 Aye 37 No
Migration 100% aligned 120 shared votes
83 Aye 37 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
81.3%
9% above average
Rank 177 of 649
1,317
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,348
1,658 eligible divisions
645
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
667
49.5% of votes cast
672
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
681
50.5% 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
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

44
-39.7 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 649
Appearances
84
+0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 649
64
-81.9 vs Commons average
Rank 465 of 649
Contributions
112
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 308 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
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£332,582
47% above average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 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
63 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
#2
Trade
50 of 53 votes
Trade
47 of 53 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
156 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 4 Jul 2022
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye rebel
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
No
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
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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