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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 905 shared comparable votes.

905 same votes 0 different votes 905 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
45 Aye 78 No
Tax 100% aligned 123 shared votes
45 Aye 78 No
57 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 98 shared votes
57 Aye 41 No
50 Aye 27 No
Migration 100% aligned 77 shared votes
50 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 29 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 50 shared votes
21 Aye 29 No
34 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 50 shared votes
34 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 78 No
Tax 100% aligned 123 shared votes
45 Aye 78 No
57 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 98 shared votes
57 Aye 41 No
50 Aye 27 No
Migration 100% aligned 77 shared votes
50 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 29 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 50 shared votes
21 Aye 29 No
34 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 50 shared votes
34 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

79.6%
7% above average
Rank 205 of 650
Participation
69.9%
3% below average
Rank 426 of 650
1,343
1,688 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,681
2,406 eligible divisions
659
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
791
47.1% of votes cast
684
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
890
52.9% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

60
-32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 650
Appearances
52
-40.5 vs Commons average
Rank 465 of 650
88
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 650
Contributions
95
-65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 650

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
7
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
62 of 63 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
192 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
61 of 64 votes
#2
Transport
80 of 96 votes
Trade
50 of 56 votes
#3
Trade
76 of 94 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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