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Mr Richard Holden vs Sarah Pochin

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 Sarah Pochin
Sarah Pochin
RUK Runcorn and Helsby

Voting alignment

Mr Richard Holden and Sarah Pochin voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 149 shared comparable votes.

139 same votes 10 different votes 149 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
7 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
0 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
0 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 2 No
Transport 80% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 16 No
Housing 95% aligned 19 shared votes
2 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
0 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
0 Aye 13 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

80.2 %
7 % above average
Rank 213 of 648
Participation
60.0 %
13 % below average
Rank 581 of 648
1,278
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
204
340 eligible divisions
624
48.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
85
41.7 % of votes cast
654
51.2 % of votes cast
No votes
119
58.3 % of votes cast
2
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
7
3.4 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 2025

Debates

48
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 648
Appearances
63
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 648
60
-47.9 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 648
Contributions
75
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,267,818
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£0
all imported IPSA years
£332,582
47 % above average
Latest expenses
n/a
average unavailable
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Trade
4 of 4 votes
Defence
53 of 58 votes
#3
Housing
22 of 24 votes
Trade
44 of 50 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
Housing
46 of 53 votes
#5
Migration
7 of 9 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API