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Mr Richard Holden vs Sir James Cleverly

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 James Cleverly
Sir James Cleverly
Con Braintree

Voting alignment

Mr Richard Holden and Sir James Cleverly voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 880 shared comparable votes.

880 same votes 0 different votes 880 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 78 No
Tax 100% aligned 122 shared votes
44 Aye 78 No
55 Aye 40 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 95 shared votes
55 Aye 40 No
50 Aye 27 No
Migration 100% aligned 77 shared votes
50 Aye 27 No
34 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 49 shared votes
34 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 78 No
Tax 100% aligned 122 shared votes
44 Aye 78 No
55 Aye 40 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 95 shared votes
55 Aye 40 No
50 Aye 27 No
Migration 100% aligned 77 shared votes
50 Aye 27 No
34 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 49 shared votes
34 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 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
69.7%
3% below average
Rank 434 of 649
1,317
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,656
2,376 eligible divisions
645
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
777
46.9% of votes cast
672
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
879
53.1% of votes cast
2
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

44
-38.1 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 649
Appearances
44
-38.1 vs Commons average
Rank 484 of 649
64
-78.9 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 649
Contributions
90
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 364 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
£2,020,933
all imported IPSA years
£332,582
47% above average
Latest expenses
£266,795
18% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
191 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
#2
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Trade
47 of 53 votes
#3
Trade
73 of 91 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
52 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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