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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 1,006 shared comparable votes.

1,003 same votes 3 different votes 1,006 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
42 Aye 93 No
Tax 100% aligned 135 shared votes
42 Aye 93 No
49 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 105 shared votes
49 Aye 56 No
53 Aye 36 No
Migration 100% aligned 89 shared votes
53 Aye 36 No
30 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 31 No
Defence 100% aligned 57 shared votes
26 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 95% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
26 Aye 12 No
Transport 97% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 30 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 45 shared votes
14 Aye 31 No
42 Aye 93 No
Tax 100% aligned 135 shared votes
42 Aye 93 No
49 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 105 shared votes
49 Aye 56 No

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

Voting record

80.1 %
7 % above average
Rank 203 of 647
Participation
72.4 %
same as average
Rank 374 of 647
1,293
1,615 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,689
2,333 eligible divisions
635
49.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
774
45.8 % of votes cast
658
50.9 % of votes cast
No votes
915
54.2 % of votes cast
2
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

46
-20.4 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 647
Appearances
67
+0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 647
60
-58.1 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 647
Contributions
90
-28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 647

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
1
1 registered category
5
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
83 of 88 votes
Defence
58 of 63 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Trade
44 of 50 votes
#4
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Housing
46 of 53 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 64 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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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