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David Mundell vs Mr Will Forster

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

Photograph of David Mundell
David Mundell
Con Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
vs
Photograph of Mr Will Forster
Mr Will Forster
LD Woking

Voting alignment

David Mundell and Mr Will Forster voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 217 shared comparable votes.

181 same votes 36 different votes 217 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
21 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
21 Aye 40 No
4 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No
2 Aye 2 No
Transport 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 67% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
1 Aye 2 No
Foreign Affairs 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 7 No
Housing 73% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 469 of 650
Participation
74.9 %
2 % above average
Rank 320 of 650
1,590
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
418
558 eligible divisions
759
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
220
52.6 % of votes cast
831
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
198
47.4 % of votes cast
7
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
4
1.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

96
+26.2 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 650
Appearances
137
+67.2 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 650
91
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 650
Contributions
171
+47.1 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,330,205
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£153,282
all imported IPSA years
£330,224
46 % above average
Latest expenses
£153,282
32 % below average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
2
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
201 of 211 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
71 of 89 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Migration
129 of 169 votes
#4
Trade
5 of 5 votes
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 43 votes
#5
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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