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Mr Richard Holden vs Shockat Adam

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Mr Richard Holden
Con Basildon and Billericay
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Photograph of Shockat Adam
Shockat Adam
Ind Leicester South

Voting alignment

Mr Richard Holden and Shockat Adam voted the same way 47% of the time, based on 213 shared comparable votes.

100 same votes 113 different votes 213 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
4 Aye 14 No
Education 89% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 67% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 65% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 16 No
Housing 57% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 34 No
Tax 55% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 0 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 7 No
Energy 10% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 15% aligned 13 shared votes
11 Aye 2 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
59.0%
14% below average
Rank 581 of 649
1,317
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
348
590 eligible divisions
645
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
190
54.6% of votes cast
672
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
158
45.4% of votes cast
2
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

44
-39.7 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 649
Appearances
188
+104.3 vs Commons average
Rank 24 of 649
64
-81.9 vs Commons average
Rank 465 of 649
Contributions
206
+60.1 vs Commons average
Rank 132 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
£231,212
all imported IPSA years
£332,582
47% above average
Latest expenses
£231,212
2% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
5 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Housing
26 of 32 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
#2
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Trade
47 of 53 votes
#3
Defence
23 of 34 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Education
31 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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