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Mr Richard Holden vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

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 Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold

Voting alignment

Mr Richard Holden and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,029 shared comparable votes.

1,026 same votes 3 different votes 1,029 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
44 Aye 93 No
Tax 100% aligned 137 shared votes
44 Aye 93 No
50 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 106 shared votes
50 Aye 56 No
54 Aye 36 No
Migration 100% aligned 90 shared votes
54 Aye 36 No
27 Aye 33 No
Defence 100% aligned 60 shared votes
27 Aye 33 No
30 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 95% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
28 Aye 13 No
Transport 98% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 30 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 45 shared votes
14 Aye 31 No
44 Aye 93 No
Tax 100% aligned 137 shared votes
44 Aye 93 No
50 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 106 shared votes
50 Aye 56 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
72.4%
same as average
Rank 370 of 649
1,317
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,720
2,376 eligible divisions
645
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
790
45.9% of votes cast
672
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
930
54.1% of votes cast
2
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

44
-37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 649
Appearances
146
+64.3 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 649
64
-78.3 vs Commons average
Rank 457 of 649
Contributions
184
+41.7 vs Commons average
Rank 147 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
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£332,582
47% above average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
202 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Trade
47 of 53 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#4
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Defence
65 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
No rebel
Aye
draft Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2022 11 Jul 2022
Transport
No rebel
Aye rebel
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 4 Jul 2022
Foreign Affairs
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
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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