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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 271 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 268 different votes 271 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
15 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 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
15 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

87.5 %
14 % above average
Rank 60 of 647
Participation
57.0 %
16 % below average
Rank 597 of 647
470
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,323
2,323 eligible divisions
250
53.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
607
45.9 % of votes cast
220
46.8 % of votes cast
No votes
716
54.1 % of votes cast
12
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
30
2.3 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
43 years, 0 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

104
+40.4 vs Commons average
Rank 85 of 647
Appearances
100
+36.4 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 647
120
+6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 647
Contributions
66
-47.6 vs Commons average
Rank 384 of 647

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
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
6 of 6 votes
#2
Transport
71 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Defence
46 of 59 votes
Trade
4 of 4 votes
#4
Housing
48 of 66 votes
Education
48 of 49 votes
#5
Trade
63 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
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