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David Reed vs Mr Will Forster

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


Voting alignment

David Reed and Mr Will Forster voted the same way 75% of the time, based on 231 shared comparable votes.

174 same votes 57 different votes 231 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
Transport 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Trade 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
25 Aye 36 No
Tax 95% aligned 61 shared votes
28 Aye 33 No
2 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 94% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 6 No
Energy 17% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 1 No
Housing 40% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 43% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 9 No
Benefits 64% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

62.4%
10% below average
Rank 552 of 649
Participation
74.7%
2% above average
Rank 317 of 649
368
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
441
590 eligible divisions
188
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
235
53.3% of votes cast
180
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
206
46.7% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.9% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

120
+37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 649
Appearances
180
+97.7 vs Commons average
Rank 28 of 649
179
+35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 649
Contributions
224
+80.5 vs Commons average
Rank 105 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£195,694
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£153,282
all imported IPSA years
£195,694
13% below average
Latest expenses
£153,282
32% below average
15
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
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Energy
15 of 20 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Tax
80 of 112 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API