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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.

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Mr Richard Holden
Con Basildon and Billericay
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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 849 shared comparable votes.

849 same votes 0 different votes 849 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 78 No
Tax 100% aligned 120 shared votes
42 Aye 78 No
54 Aye 40 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 94 shared votes
54 Aye 40 No
49 Aye 27 No
Migration 100% aligned 76 shared votes
49 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
30 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 43 shared votes
30 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 78 No
Tax 100% aligned 120 shared votes
42 Aye 78 No
54 Aye 40 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 94 shared votes
54 Aye 40 No
49 Aye 27 No
Migration 100% aligned 76 shared votes
49 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
30 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 43 shared votes
30 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

80.2 %
7 % above average
Rank 213 of 648
Participation
69.8 %
3 % below average
Rank 442 of 648
1,278
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,613
2,312 eligible divisions
624
48.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
753
46.7 % of votes cast
654
51.2 % of votes cast
No votes
860
53.3 % of votes cast
2
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

50
-10.4 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 648
Appearances
34
-26.4 vs Commons average
Rank 466 of 648
62
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 648
Contributions
48
-60.9 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 648

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
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
73 of 87 votes
Defence
53 of 58 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 88 votes
Trade
44 of 50 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
34 of 45 votes
Housing
46 of 53 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
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
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Pension 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 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
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
No
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