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Mr Will Forster vs Josh Newbury

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

Photograph of Mr Will Forster
Mr Will Forster
LD Woking
vs
Photograph of Josh Newbury
Josh Newbury
Lab Cannock Chase

Voting alignment

Mr Will Forster and Josh Newbury voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 355 shared comparable votes.

55 same votes 300 different votes 355 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
2 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 1 No
Energy 73% aligned 11 shared votes
9 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 71% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 5 No
Housing 50% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 1 No
Trade 0% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 23 No
Education 3% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
36 Aye 47 No
Tax 4% aligned 83 shared votes
50 Aye 33 No

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

Voting record

74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 325 of 650
Participation
85.6 %
13 % above average
Rank 88 of 650
421
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
482
563 eligible divisions
223
53.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
257
53.3 % of votes cast
198
47.0 % of votes cast
No votes
225
46.7 % of votes cast
4
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

146
+75.1 vs Commons average
Rank 36 of 650
Appearances
105
+34.1 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 650
186
+60.2 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 650
Contributions
121
-4.8 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£153,282
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£109,414
all imported IPSA years
£153,282
32 % below average
Latest expenses
£109,414
52 % below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#3
Trade
5 of 5 votes
Trade
5 of 5 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#5
Education
48 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
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