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Helen Grant vs Mr Will Forster

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

Photograph of Helen Grant
Helen Grant
Con Maidstone and Malling
vs
Photograph of Mr Will Forster
Mr Will Forster
LD Woking

Voting alignment

Helen Grant and Mr Will Forster voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 221 shared comparable votes.

178 same votes 43 different votes 221 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
0 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
0 Aye 14 No
1 Aye 3 No
Transport 100% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 18 No
Education 97% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 33 No
Tax 94% aligned 53 shared votes
23 Aye 30 No
5 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 94% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 2 No
Housing 63% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

74.0 %
1 % above average
Rank 338 of 650
Participation
74.9 %
2 % above average
Rank 320 of 650
1,734
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
418
558 eligible divisions
815
47.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
220
52.6 % of votes cast
919
53.0 % 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
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

16
-54.3 vs Commons average
Rank 596 of 650
Appearances
139
+68.7 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 650
27
-97.8 vs Commons average
Rank 572 of 650
Contributions
173
+48.2 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,650,269
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£153,282
all imported IPSA years
£276,159
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£153,282
32 % below average
12
6 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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
204 of 211 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Trade
82 of 89 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
54 of 60 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Defence
59 of 70 votes
#4
Trade
5 of 5 votes
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 66 votes
#5
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
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
Where they voted the same
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
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
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