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Mr Richard Holden vs Steve Barclay

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 Steve Barclay
Steve Barclay
Con North East Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Mr Richard Holden and Steve Barclay voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 963 shared comparable votes.

961 same votes 2 different votes 963 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
48 Aye 82 No
Tax 100% aligned 130 shared votes
48 Aye 82 No
73 Aye 36 No
Migration 100% aligned 109 shared votes
73 Aye 36 No
22 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
29 Aye 17 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 96% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
57 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 105 shared votes
56 Aye 49 No
48 Aye 82 No
Tax 100% aligned 130 shared votes
48 Aye 82 No
73 Aye 36 No
Migration 100% aligned 109 shared votes
73 Aye 36 No
22 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 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
71.5%
1% below average
Rank 394 of 649
1,317
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,699
2,376 eligible divisions
645
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
811
47.7% of votes cast
672
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
888
52.3% of votes cast
2
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

44
-37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 649
Appearances
85
+3.3 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 649
64
-78.3 vs Commons average
Rank 457 of 649
Contributions
126
-16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 243 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
£2,422,084
all imported IPSA years
£332,582
47% above average
Latest expenses
£231,894
3% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 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
192 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Trade
47 of 53 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
53 of 66 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
173 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
Aye
Public Order Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 18 Oct 2022
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 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
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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 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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