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Mr Richard Holden vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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 Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Mr Richard Holden and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 311 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 305 different votes 311 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
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
33 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
40 Aye 33 No
5 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
40 Aye 33 No
5 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
17 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

79.8 %
7 % above average
Rank 204 of 650
Participation
83.5 %
11 % above average
Rank 133 of 650
1,302
1,631 eligible divisions
Total votes
470
563 eligible divisions
639
49.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
231
49.1 % of votes cast
663
50.9 % of votes cast
No votes
239
50.9 % of votes cast
2
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

46
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 416 of 650
Appearances
19
-51.7 vs Commons average
Rank 581 of 650
60
-65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 435 of 650
Contributions
40
-85.5 vs Commons average
Rank 524 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
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£332,582
47 % above average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Trade
45 of 51 votes
#3
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Defence
60 of 69 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Housing
46 of 53 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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