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Ed Davey vs Mr Will Forster

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


Voting alignment

Ed Davey and Mr Will Forster voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 257 shared comparable votes.

252 same votes 5 different votes 257 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
26 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
26 Aye 32 No
16 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
3 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
3 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 5 No
Transport 100% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
26 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
26 Aye 32 No
16 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
3 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
3 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

59.4%
13% below average
Rank 575 of 650
Participation
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 344 of 650
1,288
2,167 eligible divisions
Total votes
467
636 eligible divisions
720
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
251
53.7% of votes cast
568
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
216
46.3% of votes cast
8
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.9% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

75
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 348 of 650
Appearances
220
+124.1 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 650
127
-40.1 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 650
Contributions
273
+105.9 vs Commons average
Rank 103 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£153,282
all imported IPSA years
£294,578
30% above average
Latest expenses
£153,282
32% below average
10
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
11
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
170 of 189 votes
#1
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
113 of 163 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
Crime / Justice
126 of 198 votes
#5
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API