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Mr Louie French vs Mr Will Forster

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

Photograph of Mr Louie French
Mr Louie French
Con Old Bexley and Sidcup
vs
Photograph of Mr Will Forster
Mr Will Forster
LD Woking

Voting alignment

Mr Louie French and Mr Will Forster voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 271 shared comparable votes.

220 same votes 51 different votes 271 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
16 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
16 Aye 41 No
7 Aye 20 No
Education 96% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 9 No
Defence 94% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 90% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 3 No
Energy 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 1 No
Trade 67% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No

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

Voting record

80.6 %
8 % above average
Rank 193 of 650
Participation
74.9 %
2 % above average
Rank 320 of 650
978
1,214 eligible divisions
Total votes
418
558 eligible divisions
493
50.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
220
52.6 % of votes cast
485
49.6 % of votes cast
No votes
198
47.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
1.0 % of votes cast
4 years, 6 months
Since 2 Dec 2021
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

49
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 650
Appearances
139
+68.7 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 650
68
-56.8 vs Commons average
Rank 402 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

£423,303
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£153,282
all imported IPSA years
£143,451
37 % below average
Latest expenses
£153,282
32 % below average
12
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
0
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
16 of 16 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
61 of 63 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
29 of 30 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Migration
126 of 134 votes
#4
Trade
5 of 5 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 54 votes
#5
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
No
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API