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Sarah Pochin vs Mr Richard Holden

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

Photograph of Sarah Pochin
Sarah Pochin
RUK Runcorn and Helsby
vs
Photograph of Mr Richard Holden
Mr Richard Holden
Con Basildon and Billericay

Voting alignment

Sarah Pochin and Mr Richard Holden voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 150 shared comparable votes.

140 same votes 10 different votes 150 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
7 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
0 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
0 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 1 No
Transport 83% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 17 No
Housing 95% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
0 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
0 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

57.1 %
16 % below average
Rank 595 of 647
Participation
80.1 %
7 % above average
Rank 203 of 647
206
361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,293
1,615 eligible divisions
87
42.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
635
49.1 % of votes cast
119
57.8 % of votes cast
No votes
658
50.9 % of votes cast
7
3.4 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 2025
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

64
-2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 647
Appearances
46
-20.4 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 647
75
-43.1 vs Commons average
Rank 349 of 647
Contributions
60
-58.1 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£0
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,267,818
all imported IPSA years
n/a
average unavailable
Latest expenses
£332,582
47 % above average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
1
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
49 of 50 votes
Trade
4 of 4 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
Housing
22 of 24 votes
#3
Defence
58 of 63 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 50 votes
Migration
7 of 9 votes
#5
Housing
46 of 53 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
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