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Mr Will Forster vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

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Mr Will Forster
LD Woking
vs
Photograph of Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Mr Will Forster and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 277 shared comparable votes.

277 same votes 0 different votes 277 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
28 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
28 Aye 43 No
20 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
28 Aye 43 No
20 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

74.7%
2% above average
Rank 317 of 649
Participation
66.8%
6% below average
Rank 482 of 649
441
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,587
2,376 eligible divisions
235
53.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
912
57.5% of votes cast
206
46.7% of votes cast
No votes
675
42.5% of votes cast
4
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

185
+101.3 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 649
Appearances
77
-6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 649
229
+83.1 vs Commons average
Rank 108 of 649
Contributions
119
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£153,282
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£153,282
32% below average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
13
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
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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