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Mike Wood vs Sir Roger Gale

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

Photograph of Mike Wood
Mike Wood
Con Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
vs
Photograph of Sir Roger Gale
Sir Roger Gale
Con Herne Bay and Sandwich

Voting alignment

Mike Wood and Sir Roger Gale voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,270 shared comparable votes.

1,244 same votes 26 different votes 1,270 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 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 132 shared votes
75 Aye 57 No
31 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 66 shared votes
31 Aye 35 No
20 Aye 37 No
Education 100% aligned 57 shared votes
20 Aye 37 No
28 Aye 28 No
Defence 100% aligned 56 shared votes
28 Aye 28 No
21 Aye 26 No
Benefits 100% aligned 47 shared votes
21 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 89% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
31 Aye 31 No
Trade 94% aligned 62 shared votes
29 Aye 33 No
15 Aye 20 No
NHS / Health 94% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
53 Aye 83 No
Brexit / EU 96% aligned 136 shared votes
51 Aye 85 No
21 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

86.2%
14% above average
Rank 68 of 650
Participation
57.0%
15% below average
Rank 594 of 650
2,084
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,377
2,417 eligible divisions
1,003
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
636
46.2% of votes cast
1,081
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
741
53.8% of votes cast
8
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
30
2.2% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
43 years, 5 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

142
+47.5 vs Commons average
Rank 103 of 650
Appearances
134
+39.5 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 650
205
+40.4 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 650
Contributions
119
-45.6 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,040,385
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,582,465
all imported IPSA years
£275,907
22% above average
Latest expenses
£243,306
8% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
5
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
79 of 82 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
Migration
162 of 171 votes
#2
Defence
56 of 71 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#3
Transport
74 of 98 votes
Trade
87 of 94 votes
#4
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Housing
61 of 67 votes
#5
Trade
66 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health and Care Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 29 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
No rebel
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
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
Aye
Trade Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 1B 9 Feb 2021
Trade
No rebel
No
Environment Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 39 26 Jan 2021
Environment / Climate
Aye rebel
No
Environment Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 5 26 Jan 2021
Environment / Climate
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
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
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
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