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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 342 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 336 different votes 342 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
1 Aye 2 No
Migration 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
21 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No
56 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 92 shared votes
36 Aye 56 No
23 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
9 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 92 shared votes
36 Aye 56 No
23 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
9 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
1 Aye 24 No
10 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

81.9%
10% above average
Rank 150 of 650
Participation
79.6%
7% above average
Rank 206 of 650
517
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,352
1,699 eligible divisions
252
48.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
661
48.9% of votes cast
265
51.3% of votes cast
No votes
691
51.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

106
+11.4 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 650
Appearances
63
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 650
120
-44.8 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 650
Contributions
91
-73.8 vs Commons average
Rank 410 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
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
62 of 63 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
61 of 64 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#3
Trade
50 of 56 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#4
Defence
61 of 70 votes
Crime / Justice
61 of 66 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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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