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Mr Richard Holden vs Sarah Sackman

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 Sarah Sackman
Sarah Sackman
Lab Finchley and Golders Green

Voting alignment

Mr Richard Holden and Sarah Sackman voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 272 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 266 different votes 272 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
1 Aye 2 No
Migration 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 6 No
Benefits 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
17 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 37 No
Tax 2% aligned 60 shared votes
36 Aye 24 No
5 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
17 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 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
69.5%
3% below average
Rank 439 of 649
1,317
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
410
590 eligible divisions
645
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
214
52.2% of votes cast
672
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
196
47.8% 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
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

44
-38.3 vs Commons average
Rank 484 of 649
Appearances
64
-18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 649
64
-79.5 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 649
Contributions
359
+215.5 vs Commons average
Rank 43 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
£206,246
all imported IPSA years
£332,582
47% above average
Latest expenses
£206,246
9% below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
17
5 registered categories
6
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
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Trade
47 of 53 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 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
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
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
Motion to sit in private 4 Jul 2025
Tax
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
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