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Paul Holmes vs Mr Alex Barros-Curtis

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

Photograph of Paul Holmes
Paul Holmes
Con Hamble Valley
vs
Photograph of Mr Alex Barros-Curtis
Mr Alex Barros-Curtis
Lab Cardiff West

Voting alignment

Paul Holmes and Mr Alex Barros-Curtis voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 306 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 299 different votes 306 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 10 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
31 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
42 Aye 31 No
10 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
42 Aye 31 No
10 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
13 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

85.2 %
13 % above average
Rank 97 of 650
Participation
84.4 %
12 % above average
Rank 114 of 650
1,390
1,631 eligible divisions
Total votes
475
563 eligible divisions
690
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
243
51.2 % of votes cast
700
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
232
48.8 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

96
+24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650
Appearances
51
-20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 650
376
+249.8 vs Commons average
Rank 29 of 650
Contributions
59
-67.2 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,091,272
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£117,527
all imported IPSA years
£234,722
4 % above average
Latest expenses
£117,527
48 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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