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Joe Robertson vs Sir Roger Gale

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

Photograph of Joe Robertson
Joe Robertson
Con Isle of Wight East
vs
Photograph of Sir Roger Gale
Sir Roger Gale
Con Herne Bay and Sandwich

Voting alignment

Joe Robertson and Sir Roger Gale voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 313 shared comparable votes.

313 same votes 0 different votes 313 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
25 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
25 Aye 51 No
12 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
25 Aye 51 No
12 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

75.3%
3% above average
Rank 303 of 649
Participation
56.9%
16% below average
Rank 599 of 649
444
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,351
2,376 eligible divisions
201
45.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
622
46.0% of votes cast
243
54.7% of votes cast
No votes
729
54.0% of votes cast
3
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
30
2.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
43 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

166
+82.4 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 650
Appearances
110
+26.4 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 650
292
+146.3 vs Commons average
Rank 62 of 650
Contributions
96
-49.7 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£165,302
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,582,465
all imported IPSA years
£165,302
27% below average
Latest expenses
£243,306
8% above average
3
3 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

Housing
28 of 32 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Defence
56 of 71 votes
Tax
95 of 112 votes
#3
Transport
72 of 95 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 91 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#5
Housing
48 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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