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Elaine Stewart vs Sir Roger Gale

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

Photograph of Elaine Stewart
Elaine Stewart
Lab Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
vs
Photograph of Sir Roger Gale
Sir Roger Gale
Con Herne Bay and Sandwich

Voting alignment

Elaine Stewart and Sir Roger Gale voted the same way 0% of the time, based on 211 shared comparable votes.

1 same votes 210 different votes 211 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
3 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
45 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
18 Aye 45 No
13 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
18 Aye 45 No
13 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 2 No
Energy 0% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

60.9 %
12 % below average
Rank 567 of 649
Participation
57.1 %
16 % below average
Rank 595 of 649
350
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,347
2,361 eligible divisions
157
44.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
620
46.0 % of votes cast
193
55.1 % of votes cast
No votes
727
54.0 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
30
2.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

22
-55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 578 of 650
Appearances
112
+34.1 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 650
30
-108.3 vs Commons average
Rank 568 of 650
Contributions
102
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£207,074
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,582,465
all imported IPSA years
£207,074
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£243,306
8 % above average
5
3 registered categories
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

Energy
16 of 20 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Housing
24 of 31 votes
#2
Defence
56 of 71 votes
Defence
26 of 34 votes
#3
Transport
72 of 95 votes
Crime / Justice
47 of 62 votes
#4
Housing
48 of 66 votes
Tax
81 of 111 votes
#5
Trade
66 of 91 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
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
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
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