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Samantha Niblett vs Mr Richard Holden

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

Photograph of Samantha Niblett
Samantha Niblett
Lab South Derbyshire
vs
Photograph of Mr Richard Holden
Mr Richard Holden
Con Basildon and Billericay

Voting alignment

Samantha Niblett and Mr Richard Holden voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 299 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 293 different votes 299 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
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
51 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 86 shared votes
35 Aye 51 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
1 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 86 shared votes
35 Aye 51 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
1 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

81.5 %
9 % above average
Rank 172 of 650
Participation
79.8 %
7 % above average
Rank 204 of 650
459
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,302
1,631 eligible divisions
225
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
639
49.1 % of votes cast
234
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
663
50.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

78
+7.0 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 650
Appearances
45
-26.0 vs Commons average
Rank 427 of 650
86
-40.0 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 650
Contributions
58
-68.0 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£212,260
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,267,818
all imported IPSA years
£212,260
6 % below average
Latest expenses
£332,582
47 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
49 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
Education
47 of 49 votes
#3
Trade
45 of 51 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#4
Defence
60 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
57 of 61 votes
#5
Housing
46 of 53 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
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