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Steve Darling vs Mr Will Forster

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


Voting alignment

Steve Darling and Mr Will Forster voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 369 shared comparable votes.

361 same votes 8 different votes 369 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
35 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
35 Aye 41 No
22 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 88% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
35 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
35 Aye 41 No
22 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

67.5%
5% below average
Rank 472 of 649
Participation
74.7%
2% above average
Rank 317 of 649
398
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
441
590 eligible divisions
217
54.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
235
53.3% of votes cast
181
45.5% of votes cast
No votes
206
46.7% of votes cast
7
1.8% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.9% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

142
+58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 649
Appearances
185
+101.3 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 649
168
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 649
Contributions
229
+83.1 vs Commons average
Rank 108 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£235,469
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£153,282
all imported IPSA years
£235,469
4% above average
Latest expenses
£153,282
32% below average
8
5 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

Housing
27 of 32 votes
#1
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API