MP for Basildon and Billericay
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
“A party-loyal Conservative MP with a transport-focused brief and a record of selective independence on high-profile votes.”
Richard Holden is the Conservative MP for Basildon and Billericay, elected in 2019. He has held ministerial and shadow roles, including Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Transport and a Minister without Portfolio in the Cabinet Office, and since July 2025 serves as Shadow Secretary of State for Transport.
He shows very strong party loyalty (100%) and has an attendance rate below the party average (52%). There have been four rebel votes. On policy, he generally backs immigration controls (84 aye) but otherwise records a mixed pattern across Universal Credit, VAT, asylum, trade unions, transgender rights, transport regulation, prison sentencing, Rwanda, and NHS funding, indicating a nuanced voting record rather than a single bloc stance.
Declared financial interests include four visits outside the UK and one miscellaneous entry.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Conservative average: 56%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Conservative average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
18 positions
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
Since Jul 2025
Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]
May 2025 - May 2025
Opposition Whip (Commons)
Nov 2024 - Jul 2025
Shadow Paymaster General
Nov 2024 - Jul 2025
Procedure Committee
Oct 2024 - Jun 2025
Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
Nov 2023 - Jul 2024
Seafarers' Wages Bill [HL]
Jan 2023 - Jan 2023
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Opposition Day Motion: Oil and Gas
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
Opposition day motion: student loans
AYEDraft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
