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Mr Richard Holden vs Sir Julian Lewis

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 Julian Lewis
Sir Julian Lewis
Con New Forest East

Voting alignment

Mr Richard Holden and Sir Julian Lewis voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,133 shared comparable votes.

1,106 same votes 27 different votes 1,133 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
62 Aye 99 No
Tax 100% aligned 161 shared votes
62 Aye 99 No
20 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 52 shared votes
20 Aye 32 No
32 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 49 shared votes
32 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
25 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 29 No
Defence 88% aligned 56 shared votes
24 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 26 No
Trade 89% aligned 46 shared votes
19 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 91% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
67 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 121 shared votes
70 Aye 51 No
23 Aye 21 No
Benefits 98% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 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 206 of 650
Participation
79.8%
7% above average
Rank 201 of 650
1,352
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,929
2,417 eligible divisions
661
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
910
47.2% of votes cast
691
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
1,019
52.8% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

64
-30.5 vs Commons average
Rank 400 of 650
Appearances
392
+297.5 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 650
92
-72.6 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 650
Contributions
512
+347.4 vs Commons average
Rank 24 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
£2,159,138
all imported IPSA years
£332,582
47% above average
Latest expenses
£212,155
6% below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
7
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
194 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
61 of 64 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 94 votes
Trade
50 of 56 votes
#3
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Postal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2023 18 Jul 2023
No rebel
Aye
National Security Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 22B 26 Jun 2023
Defence
No rebel
Aye
National Security Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 122 3 May 2023
Defence
No rebel
Aye
National Security Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 22 3 May 2023
Defence
No rebel
No
Public Order Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 5 7 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 4 Jul 2022
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye rebel
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
No
No
Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill Committee: New Clause 29 7 Mar 2022
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
No
Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 7 Mar 2022
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
No
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