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Mr Richard Holden

Conservative MP for Basildon and Billericay, since 12 December 2019

Shadow Secretary of State for Transport

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.

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Scorecard

69.2% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
381 Votes cast out of 575 divisions, plus 17 as teller
177 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
0 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Conservative MPs
6 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
540 Debates spoken in 3708 written questions tabled

Ranked 379 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
3 Sep 2025 Opposition day: Hospitality sector Aye 158–334
3 Sep 2025 Opposition day: Property taxes Aye 98–335
2 Sep 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Second Reading No 365–164
2 Sep 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Reasoned Amendment Aye 167–367
16 Jul 2025 Enterprise Act 2002 (Amendment of Section 58 Considerations) Order 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 737) deferred division No vote 333–54
16 Jul 2025 Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Definition of Newspaper) Order 2025 deferred division No vote 334–54
15 Jul 2025 Opposition Day: Tax Aye 165–342
15 Jul 2025 Opposition Day: Welfare Aye 106–440
11 Jul 2025 Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill Report: Amendment 1 No vote 0–47
11 Jul 2025 Motion to sit in private No vote 1–58
9 Jul 2025 Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading No 336–242
9 Jul 2025 Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 No vote 149–334
9 Jul 2025 Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 No 130–443
9 Jul 2025 Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 45 Aye 175–401
9 Jul 2025 Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part No vote 335–135
9 Jul 2025 Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 No vote 105–370
9 Jul 2025 Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 50 Aye 103–416
9 Jul 2025 Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 No 35–469
8 Jul 2025 Football Governance Bill [HL]: Third Reading No 415–98
8 Jul 2025 Football Governance Bill [HL] Report Stage: Amendment 18 Aye 178–338
8 Jul 2025 Football Governance Bill [HL] Report Stage: New Clause 3 No vote 86–340
8 Jul 2025 Football Governance Bill [HL] Report Stage: New Clause 1 Aye 167–346
4 Jul 2025 Motion to sit in private No 1–33
2 Jul 2025 Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 Aye 385–26
2 Jul 2025 Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Motion to insist on 2A and disagree with LA2B and LA2C No vote 321–158

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: London Marathon Events Ltd
Address of donor: 190 Great Dover Street, London, England, SE1 4YB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Access to tented hospitality area with facilities at the start and finish of the London Marathon, value £350
Date received: 26 April 2026
Date accepted: 26 April 2026
Donor status: company, registration 01528489
(Registered 13 May 2026)

On the register since 19 May 2026

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: The Coalition for Global Prosperity (CGP)
Address of donor: 1 Horse Guards Avenue, London SW1A 2HU
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (Economy) (£1303.54), accomodation (£843.77), local transport (£1496.14), food & miscellaneous expenses (£434.79), value £4,078.24
Destination of visit: Kenya (Nairobi, Marsabit)
Dates of visit: 24 May 2026 to 29 May 2026
Purpose of visit: Cross-party visit to Kenya to engage with political, business and civil society stakeholders on shared UK-Kenya priorities
(Registered 8 June 2026)

On the register since 16 Jun 2026

Name of donor: European Parliamentary Forum
Address of donor: Square de Meeus 18, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (Economy, £606 and £678), transfers (£100), accommodation (£663) and meals (150), value £2,197
Destination of visit: Zambia
Dates of visit: 12 April 2026 to 17 April 2026
Purpose of visit: Study focussing on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in Zambia, especially in rural areas and poorer parts of cities, including looking at cooperation and innovation.
(Registered 18 May 2026)

On the register since 19 May 2026

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 £181), transfers (£79.65), accommodation (£310.89) and meals (£88.25), value £659.79
Destination of visit: Italy
Dates of visit: 17 April 2026 to 19 April 2026
Purpose of visit: British-German Parliamentary Dialogue with CDU and CSU Members of the German Bundestag.
(Registered 18 May 2026)

On the register since 19 May 2026

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)

On the register since 24 Mar 2026

8. Miscellaneous

Executive Committee Member of the British-American Parliamentary Group. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 30 October 2024
(Registered 9 January 2025)

On the register since 22 Jan 2025

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Debates

540 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:

Money declared to them

2 donations accepted personally since 4 Jul 2024, worth £7,278 in total — from the Electoral Commission's register, which is a separate register from the one above. Money given to their party is not counted here; this is money declared to them.

AcceptedRecipientDonorTypeValue
24 May 2026 Richard Holden sitting MP The Coalition for Global Prosperity (CGP) Other Visit £4,078
17 Feb 2025 Richard Holden sitting MP Conservative Friends of Israel Ltd (CFI Ltd) Other Visit £3,200

Where the public money goes — contracts and donations →

Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence; donations from the Electoral Commission's register. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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