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Chris Bloore vs Sir Roger Gale

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

Photograph of Chris Bloore
Chris Bloore
Lab Redditch
vs
Photograph of Sir Roger Gale
Sir Roger Gale
Con Herne Bay and Sandwich

Voting alignment

Chris Bloore and Sir Roger Gale voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 250 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 248 different votes 250 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
5 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
34 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 51 shared votes
17 Aye 34 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 51 shared votes
17 Aye 34 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

73.4%
1% above average
Rank 349 of 649
Participation
56.9%
16% below average
Rank 599 of 649
433
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,351
2,376 eligible divisions
211
48.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
622
46.0% of votes cast
222
51.3% of votes cast
No votes
729
54.0% of votes cast
2
0.5% 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

117
+33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 649
Appearances
110
+26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 649
129
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 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

£167,691
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,582,465
all imported IPSA years
£167,691
26% below average
Latest expenses
£243,306
8% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
1
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#2
Defence
56 of 71 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Transport
72 of 95 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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