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Dame Caroline Dinenage vs Mr Will Forster

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

Photograph of Dame Caroline Dinenage
Dame Caroline Dinenage
Con Gosport
vs
Photograph of Mr Will Forster
Mr Will Forster
LD Woking

Voting alignment

Dame Caroline Dinenage and Mr Will Forster voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 259 shared comparable votes.

208 same votes 51 different votes 259 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 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
11 Aye 22 No
Education 97% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
29 Aye 41 No
Tax 94% aligned 70 shared votes
33 Aye 37 No
5 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 89% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 6 No
Defence 89% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 43% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 5 No
Energy 43% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
0 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

77.3%
5% above average
Rank 262 of 650
Participation
73.9%
1% above average
Rank 338 of 650
1,869
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
466
631 eligible divisions
911
48.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
251
53.9% of votes cast
958
51.3% of votes cast
No votes
215
46.1% of votes cast
15
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.9% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 650
Appearances
213
+118.6 vs Commons average
Rank 24 of 650
98
-66.5 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 650
Contributions
264
+99.5 vs Commons average
Rank 106 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,521,725
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£153,282
all imported IPSA years
£285,728
26% above average
Latest expenses
£153,282
32% below average
7
2 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

Brexit / EU
203 of 212 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Trade
85 of 94 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Transport
81 of 97 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
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
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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