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Steve Barclay vs Mr Will Forster

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

Photograph of Steve Barclay
Steve Barclay
Con North East Cambridgeshire
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Photograph of Mr Will Forster
Mr Will Forster
LD Woking

Voting alignment

Steve Barclay and Mr Will Forster voted the same way 77% of the time, based on 256 shared comparable votes.

198 same votes 58 different votes 256 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
11 Aye 13 No
Education 96% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
25 Aye 37 No
Tax 95% aligned 62 shared votes
28 Aye 34 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 90% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 9 No
Defence 81% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 7 No
Energy 14% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 17% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 9 No
Housing 50% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
0 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 4 No
Transport 67% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

71.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 395 of 650
Participation
74.7 %
2 % above average
Rank 326 of 650
1,681
2,351 eligible divisions
Total votes
422
565 eligible divisions
802
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
224
53.1 % of votes cast
879
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
198
46.9 % of votes cast
4
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.9 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

68
-4.5 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
Appearances
154
+81.5 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
88
-40.7 vs Commons average
Rank 329 of 650
Contributions
198
+69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,422,084
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£153,282
all imported IPSA years
£231,894
3 % above average
Latest expenses
£153,282
32 % below average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
3
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
192 of 211 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
137 of 169 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Devolution / Local Government
53 of 66 votes
#4
Trade
5 of 5 votes
Crime / Justice
173 of 230 votes
#5
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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
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
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