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Paul Holmes vs Sarah Bool

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 Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool
Con South Northamptonshire

Voting alignment

Paul Holmes and Sarah Bool voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 323 shared comparable votes.

323 same votes 0 different votes 323 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
31 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
31 Aye 43 No
24 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
2 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
2 Aye 24 No
6 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
31 Aye 43 No
24 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
2 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
2 Aye 24 No
6 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

85.8 %
13 % above average
Rank 91 of 648
Participation
75.3 %
2 % above average
Rank 311 of 648
1,367
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
396
526 eligible divisions
676
49.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
169
42.7 % of votes cast
691
50.5 % of votes cast
No votes
227
57.3 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

89
+28.6 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 648
Appearances
74
+13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 648
360
+251.1 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 648
Contributions
88
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,091,272
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£188,791
all imported IPSA years
£234,722
4 % above average
Latest expenses
£188,791
17 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
14
2 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

Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
Work / Employment
35 of 37 votes
Trade
49 of 50 votes
#3
Tax
96 of 108 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 23 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes
#5
Defence
19 of 22 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API