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Luke Pollard vs Sir Roger Gale

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

Photograph of Luke Pollard
Luke Pollard
Lab Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
vs
Photograph of Sir Roger Gale
Sir Roger Gale
Con Herne Bay and Sandwich

Voting alignment

Luke Pollard and Sir Roger Gale voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 876 shared comparable votes.

57 same votes 819 different votes 876 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
10 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 13% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 10% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 25 No
Trade 8% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 No
68 Aye 47 No
Brexit / EU 8% aligned 115 shared votes
44 Aye 71 No
10 Aye 5 No
Energy 7% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 22 No
Defence 0% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 20 No
Transport 0% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No
20 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 0% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

69.3%
3% below average
Rank 443 of 649
Participation
56.9%
16% below average
Rank 599 of 649
1,469
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,351
2,376 eligible divisions
810
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
622
46.0% of votes cast
659
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
729
54.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
30
2.2% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

71
-10.8 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 649
Appearances
109
+27.2 vs Commons average
Rank 136 of 649
673
+530.5 vs Commons average
Rank 8 of 649
Contributions
95
-47.5 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,926,010
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,582,465
all imported IPSA years
£309,067
37% above average
Latest expenses
£243,306
8% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
3
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

Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
Migration
144 of 163 votes
#2
Defence
56 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#3
Transport
72 of 95 votes
Defence
58 of 71 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 91 votes
Trade
71 of 87 votes
#5
Housing
48 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Privilege Motion 29 Nov 2022
Aye
No
Health and Care Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 29 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
No
Aye
Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill: Third Reading 10 Jan 2022
Energy
Aye
Aye
Motion No. 4 - Health Protection (Coronavirus, restrictions) (Self-isolation) 30 Nov 2021
Aye
Aye
Health Protection (Coronavirus, wearing of face coverings) (England) regulations 2021 30 Nov 2021
Aye
Aye
Health and Care Bill Report Stage: Amendment 10 23 Nov 2021
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Standing Order 163: Private Sitting 22 Oct 2021
Tax
No
No
Treasury update on international aid 13 Jul 2021
No
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