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Blake Stephenson vs Mr Will Forster

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

Photograph of Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire
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Photograph of Mr Will Forster
Mr Will Forster
LD Woking

Voting alignment

Blake Stephenson and Mr Will Forster voted the same way 77% of the time, based on 293 shared comparable votes.

226 same votes 67 different votes 293 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
8 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
2 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
30 Aye 43 No
Tax 96% aligned 73 shared votes
33 Aye 40 No
4 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 89% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 86% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 7 No
Energy 33% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 9 No
Housing 53% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 382 of 650
Participation
74.7 %
2 % above average
Rank 326 of 650
407
565 eligible divisions
Total votes
422
565 eligible divisions
185
45.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
224
53.1 % of votes cast
222
54.5 % of votes cast
No votes
198
46.9 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.9 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

72
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 650
Appearances
154
+81.5 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
97
-31.7 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 650
Contributions
198
+69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£203,629
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£153,282
all imported IPSA years
£203,629
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£153,282
32 % below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
1
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
#4
Trade
5 of 5 votes
Tax
91 of 111 votes
#5
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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