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Mark Garnier vs Sir Roger Gale

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

Photograph of Mark Garnier
Mark Garnier
Con Wyre Forest
vs
Photograph of Sir Roger Gale
Sir Roger Gale
Con Herne Bay and Sandwich

Voting alignment

Mark Garnier and Sir Roger Gale voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,269 shared comparable votes.

1,235 same votes 34 different votes 1,269 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
75 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 125 shared votes
75 Aye 50 No
32 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 67 shared votes
32 Aye 35 No
21 Aye 38 No
Education 100% aligned 59 shared votes
21 Aye 38 No
28 Aye 24 No
Defence 100% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 25 No
Housing 100% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 13 No
Environment / Climate 90% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 91% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 93% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
33 Aye 32 No
Trade 94% aligned 65 shared votes
31 Aye 34 No
55 Aye 81 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 136 shared votes
51 Aye 85 No

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

Voting record

83.5%
11% above average
Rank 118 of 650
Participation
57.1%
15% below average
Rank 594 of 650
2,023
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,382
2,422 eligible divisions
986
48.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
638
46.2% of votes cast
1,037
51.3% of votes cast
No votes
744
53.8% of votes cast
25
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
30
2.2% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
43 years, 5 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

79
-16.6 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 650
Appearances
139
+43.4 vs Commons average
Rank 111 of 650
124
-42.4 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 650
Contributions
123
-43.4 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,564,250
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,582,465
all imported IPSA years
£260,744
15% above average
Latest expenses
£243,306
8% above average
22
7 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
4
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

Brexit / EU
211 of 212 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
Trade
89 of 94 votes
#2
Defence
56 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
#3
Transport
74 of 98 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#4
Housing
49 of 68 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#5
Trade
66 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
Health and Care Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 29 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
No rebel
Aye rebel
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
No
No
Health and Care Bill Report Stage: Amendment 10 23 Nov 2021
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
Aye
Treasury update on international aid 13 Jul 2021
No rebel
Aye
Fire Safety Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4L 28 Apr 2021
No rebel
Aye
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 27 Apr 2021
No rebel
Aye
Fire Safety Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4J 27 Apr 2021
No rebel
Aye
Fire Safety Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 4B, 4C, 4D and 4E 22 Mar 2021
No rebel
Aye
Trade Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 6B and propose amendments (a) to (c) in lieu 9 Feb 2021
Trade
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API