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Al Carns vs Mr Will Forster

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

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Al Carns
Lab Birmingham Selly Oak
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Mr Will Forster
LD Woking

Voting alignment

Al Carns and Mr Will Forster voted the same way 19% of the time, based on 221 shared comparable votes.

43 same votes 178 different votes 221 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
5 Aye 2 No
Energy 71% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 67% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
1 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 6 No
Housing 47% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 10 shared votes
1 Aye 9 No
1 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
27 Aye 18 No
Tax 7% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
4 Aye 7 No
Transport 9% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

53.0 %
20 % below average
Rank 616 of 649
Participation
74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 323 of 649
305
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
429
575 eligible divisions
145
47.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
226
52.7 % of votes cast
160
52.5 % of votes cast
No votes
203
47.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.9 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

74
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 650
Appearances
170
+92.1 vs Commons average
Rank 28 of 650
325
+186.7 vs Commons average
Rank 51 of 650
Contributions
214
+75.7 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£170,101
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£153,282
all imported IPSA years
£170,101
25 % below average
Latest expenses
£153,282
32 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Housing
21 of 31 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Defence
22 of 34 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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