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Nigel Farage vs Paul Holmes

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage
RUK Clacton
vs
Photograph of Paul Holmes
Paul Holmes
Con Hamble Valley

Voting alignment

Nigel Farage and Paul Holmes voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 124 shared comparable votes.

122 same votes 2 different votes 124 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
14 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
2 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
2 Aye 19 No
7 Aye 1 No
Education 100% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Housing 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
12 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 93% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
2 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
2 Aye 19 No
7 Aye 1 No
Education 100% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

32.1 %
41 % below average
Rank 636 of 647
Participation
85.7 %
13 % above average
Rank 93 of 647
170
529 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,369
1,597 eligible divisions
84
49.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
678
49.5 % of votes cast
86
50.6 % of votes cast
No votes
691
50.5 % of votes cast
1
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

15
-47.0 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 647
Appearances
91
+29.0 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 647
17
-94.3 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 647
Contributions
363
+251.7 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£156,380
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,091,272
all imported IPSA years
£156,380
31 % below average
Latest expenses
£234,722
4 % above average
35
7 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
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

Work / Employment
27 of 37 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Migration
7 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Housing
17 of 31 votes
#3
Trade
49 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
2 of 4 votes
#4
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
Defence
10 of 22 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API