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Ben Coleman vs Sir Roger Gale

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

Photograph of Ben Coleman
Ben Coleman
Lab Chelsea and Fulham
vs
Photograph of Sir Roger Gale
Sir Roger Gale
Con Herne Bay and Sandwich

Voting alignment

Ben Coleman and Sir Roger Gale voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 232 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 229 different votes 232 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
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
37 Aye 15 No
Tax 0% aligned 52 shared votes
15 Aye 37 No
19 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 15 No
Tax 0% aligned 52 shared votes
15 Aye 37 No
19 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

71.2%
1% below average
Rank 404 of 649
Participation
56.9%
16% below average
Rank 599 of 649
420
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,351
2,376 eligible divisions
227
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
622
46.0% of votes cast
193
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
729
54.0% of votes cast
13
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
30
2.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

51
-32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 649
Appearances
110
+26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 649
82
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 649
Contributions
96
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£186,638
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,582,465
all imported IPSA years
£186,638
17% below average
Latest expenses
£243,306
8% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#2
Defence
56 of 71 votes
Transport
26 of 29 votes
#3
Transport
72 of 95 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 91 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Housing
48 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
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
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API