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Chris Ward vs Sir Roger Gale

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

Photograph of Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven
vs
Photograph of Sir Roger Gale
Sir Roger Gale
Con Herne Bay and Sandwich

Voting alignment

Chris Ward and Sir Roger Gale voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 255 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 253 different votes 255 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
1 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
41 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
24 Aye 41 No
13 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
24 Aye 41 No
13 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

73.2 %
1 % above average
Rank 356 of 650
Participation
57.0 %
16 % below average
Rank 597 of 650
413
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,339
2,350 eligible divisions
214
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
617
46.1 % of votes cast
199
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
722
53.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % 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

45
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 432 of 650
Appearances
95
+24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 650
199
+73.2 vs Commons average
Rank 101 of 650
Contributions
70
-55.8 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£203,111
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,582,465
all imported IPSA years
£203,111
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£243,306
8 % above average
0
0 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

Migration
11 of 11 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Defence
56 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Transport
72 of 95 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#4
Housing
48 of 66 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#5
Trade
64 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API