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Alan Mak vs Mr Will Forster

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

Photograph of Alan Mak
Alan Mak
Con Havant
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Mr Will Forster
LD Woking

Voting alignment

Alan Mak and Mr Will Forster voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 327 shared comparable votes.

257 same votes 70 different votes 327 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
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
10 Aye 22 No
Education 97% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
29 Aye 55 No
Tax 94% aligned 84 shared votes
34 Aye 50 No
5 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 93% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 29% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 7 No
Energy 33% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 43% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 13 No
Housing 63% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

85.3%
13% above average
Rank 80 of 650
Participation
73.9%
1% above average
Rank 338 of 650
2,061
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
466
631 eligible divisions
976
47.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
251
53.9% of votes cast
1,085
52.6% of votes cast
No votes
215
46.1% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.9% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

33
-61.6 vs Commons average
Rank 574 of 650
Appearances
215
+120.4 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 650
40
-124.8 vs Commons average
Rank 568 of 650
Contributions
267
+102.2 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,951,902
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£153,282
all imported IPSA years
£292,278
29% above average
Latest expenses
£153,282
32% below average
22
7 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
4
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

Brexit / EU
206 of 212 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
47 of 49 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
87 of 94 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Where they voted the same
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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