Mr Richard Holden

MP since 12 Dec 2019

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The Rt Hon Mr Richard Holden is the Conservative MP for Basildon and Billericay, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019. He currently undertakes the role of Shadow Secretary of State for Transport.

1299

Votes Cast

N/A

Expenses

20

Majority

30.6%

Vote Share

Expenses

No expense data available.

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 42,124 voters

✓Conservative
12,905 votes30.6%
Labour
12,885 votes30.6%
Reform UK
11,354 votes26.9%
Liberal Democrat
2,292 votes5.4%
Green Party
2,123 votes5.0%
British Democratic Party
373 votes0.9%
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
192 votes0.5%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

3,380

Written Questions

32

Oral Questions

178

Debates Spoken In⚑

320

Speeches⚑

385

Divisions Voted

⚑Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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1 AYE1 NO

Finance (No. 2) Bill

2 votes · 16 Dec 2025

2 AYE

Opposition day

2 votes · 10 Dec 2025

1 AYE1 NO

Railways Bill

2 votes · 9 Dec 2025

2 AYE

Pension Schemes Bill

2 votes · 3 Dec 2025

2 AYE

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 25 Nov 2025

2 AYE

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 24 Nov 2025

Financial Interests(5)

Visits outside the UK

Conservative Friends of Israel Ltd (CFI Ltd)

£3,200
Name of donor
Conservative Friends of Israel Ltd (CFI Ltd)
Address of donor
CFI Ltd, PO Box 72288, London SW1P 9LB
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
Air travel, accommodation, security, internal transportation and meals, value £3,200
Destination of visit
Israel
Dates of visit
17 February 2025 to 21 February 2025
Purpose of visit
Fact finding political delegation to Israel and Occupied Territory

Registered 10 March 2025

Visits outside the UK

United Nations. UN Population Fund via the All Party Parliamentary Group on Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and as per its APPG Register

£1,242
Name of donor
United Nations. UN Population Fund via the All Party Parliamentary Group on Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and as per its APPG Register
Address of donor
United Nations Population Fund, 605 3rd Avenue, New York NY, 10158
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
Flights & visa (£1,241.60), accommodation (£486.41), other travel (£79.28), meals (£371.13), per diem & misc. (£203.03), value £2,381.45
Destination of visit
Kenya (Nairobi, Homa Bay)
Dates of visit
8 April 2025 to 13 April 2025
Purpose of visit
Study tour on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and International Development

Registered 9 May 2025

Visits outside the UK

the German Parliament at the Accademia Konrad Adenauer

£258
Name of donor
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
Address of donor
42 Essex Street, London WC2R 3JF
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
Flights (economy): £258, Transfers: £75.67, Accommodation: 306.07, Meals: £86.72, value £727.26
Destination of visit
Italy
Dates of visit
4 April 2025 to 6 April 2025
Purpose of visit
Meeting with newly re-elected and newly elected members of CDU and CSU from the German Parliament at the Accademia Konrad Adenauer

Registered 28 April 2025

Visits outside the UK

Moldova to Ukraine and within Ukraine

£224
Name of donor
UK Friends of Ukraine
Address of donor
62 Lots Road, London SW10 0QD
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
Coach travel from Moldova to Ukraine and within Ukraine (£223.94), Chernobyl Visit (£46.15), meals and sundry items (£88.83), value £350.72
Destination of visit
Ukraine (Odessa, Kyiv, Chernobyl) and Moldova
Dates of visit
20 February 2026 to 25 February 2026
Purpose of visit
Gain a greater understanding of the continuing impact of Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine and the continuing war.

Registered 18 March 2026

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

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Date interest arose
30 October 2024

Registered 9 January 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Mr in Parliament

THINK! Campaign

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the cancellation of the THINK! Road Safety communications campaign on road (a) injuries and (b) fat

AnsweredDepartment for Transport29 Aug 2025

Lower Thames Crossing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority's Annual Report 2024–25, published on 11 August 2025, for what reason no

AnsweredDepartment for Transport29 Aug 2025

Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that more customers can access pension pot consolidation more quickly.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions29 Aug 2025

Inflation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled Spring Statement 2025: Policy Costings, updated on 2 April 2025, for what reason that document uses bot

AnsweredTreasury29 Aug 2025

Cabinet Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2025 to Question 63330 on Cabinet Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution, on what date the event took place; where it took

AnsweredTreasury29 Aug 2025

State Retirement Pensions: Uprating

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of state pensioners that have had their taxable pension income miscalculated due to HMRC applying 52 w

AnsweredTreasury29 Aug 2025

State Retirement Pensions: Uprating

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure HMRC tax calculations accurately reflect the period in which state pension upratings apply; and whether HMRC has a

AnsweredTreasury29 Aug 2025

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Aviation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 4 July 2025 to Question 62999 on Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Aviation, whether informa

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs29 Aug 2025

Roads: Flags

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has issued guidance to local highways authorities on the placement of not formally authorised (a) fl

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government29 Aug 2025

Electronic Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to consolidate the gov.uk app with the (a) gov.uk one login, (b) gov.uk ID check and (c) HMRC app.

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology29 Aug 2025
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