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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Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 14 Jul 2026

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Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee

2 votes · 1 Jul 2026

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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

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government has made an assessment of the potential merits of abolishing the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

AnsweredCabinet Office26 Jun 2025

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that Capita PLS meets its contractual milestones for the administration of the Civil Service Pension Sche

AnsweredCabinet Office26 Jun 2025

Cabinet Office: London Allowance

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 56482 on Civil Service: London allowances, if he will take steps to ensure that the London weighted salar

AnsweredCabinet Office26 Jun 2025

Cabinet Office: Buildings

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the planning application submitted to Westminster City Council on 19 May 2025, reference 25/03467/CLLB, what the nature is of the internal

AnsweredCabinet Office26 Jun 2025

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Aviation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2025 to Question 58273 on DESNZ: Aviation, if he will publish details of his domestic travel since 5 J

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero26 Jun 2025

Government Departments: Equality

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 54833 on DCMS: Equality, whether his Department has issued guidance on employing Standalone EDI roles.

AnsweredCabinet Office26 Jun 2025

Churches: Flags

To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what the Church's policy is on the flying of flags from churches.

AnsweredChurch Commissioners26 Jun 2025

Prime Minister: Aviation

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of the Prime Minister’s international flights on (a) the Envoy IV, (b) Voyager and (c) GB-NI have been carbon offset since July

AnsweredCabinet Office26 Jun 2025

Antimicrobials and Cancer: Health Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Cabinet Office FOI disclosure FOI2025/05753 of 12 June 2025, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care26 Jun 2025

Department of Health and Social Care: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to install customer experience machines in his Department to measure staff morale.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care26 Jun 2025
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