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Josh Newbury vs Sir Roger Gale

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

Photograph of Josh Newbury
Josh Newbury
Lab Cannock Chase
vs
Photograph of Sir Roger Gale
Sir Roger Gale
Con Herne Bay and Sandwich

Voting alignment

Josh Newbury and Sir Roger Gale voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 280 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 277 different votes 280 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 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
52 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
22 Aye 52 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
22 Aye 52 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

84.3 %
12 % above average
Rank 108 of 649
Participation
57.1 %
16 % below average
Rank 595 of 649
485
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,347
2,361 eligible divisions
260
53.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
620
46.0 % of votes cast
225
46.4 % of votes cast
No votes
727
54.0 % of votes cast
12
2.5 % 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

111
+33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 114 of 650
Appearances
112
+34.1 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 650
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 215 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

£109,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,582,465
all imported IPSA years
£109,414
52 % below average
Latest expenses
£243,306
8 % above average
1
1 registered category
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

Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Trade
7 of 7 votes
#2
Defence
56 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Transport
72 of 95 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#4
Housing
48 of 66 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 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
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
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
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