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Cat Eccles vs Sir Roger Gale

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

Photograph of Cat Eccles
Cat Eccles
Lab Stourbridge
vs
Photograph of Sir Roger Gale
Sir Roger Gale
Con Herne Bay and Sandwich

Voting alignment

Cat Eccles and Sir Roger Gale voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 190 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 187 different votes 190 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 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
23 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

53.7 %
19 % below average
Rank 613 of 650
Participation
57.0 %
16 % below average
Rank 597 of 650
303
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,339
2,350 eligible divisions
134
44.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
617
46.1 % of votes cast
169
55.8 % of votes cast
No votes
722
53.9 % of votes cast
8
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
30
2.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
43 years, 0 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

66
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 650
Appearances
98
+26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 650
77
-50.6 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 650
Contributions
73
-54.6 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£179,390
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,582,465
all imported IPSA years
£179,390
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£243,306
8 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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

Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
56 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Transport
72 of 95 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#4
Housing
48 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#5
Trade
64 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API