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Mr Richard Holden vs Zarah Sultana

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
vs
Photograph of Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Mr Richard Holden and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 999 shared comparable votes.

82 same votes 917 different votes 999 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
11 Aye 28 No
Housing 23% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 18% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
61 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 13% aligned 112 shared votes
48 Aye 64 No
7 Aye 25 No
Education 9% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 15 No
Benefits 6% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 19 No
Trade 0% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 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
74.7%
2% above average
Rank 319 of 649
1,317
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,238
1,658 eligible divisions
645
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
639
51.6% of votes cast
672
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
599
48.4% of votes cast
2
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

44
-37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 649
Appearances
18
-63.7 vs Commons average
Rank 599 of 649
64
-78.2 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 649
Contributions
20
-122.2 vs Commons average
Rank 602 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
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£332,582
47% above average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
6 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
Work / Employment
62 of 67 votes
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
#2
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Trade
47 of 53 votes
#3
Housing
46 of 54 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 53 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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