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Richard Burgon vs Sir Roger Gale

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

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Richard Burgon
Lab Leeds East
vs
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Sir Roger Gale
Con Herne Bay and Sandwich

Voting alignment

Richard Burgon and Sir Roger Gale voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 1,112 shared comparable votes.

67 same votes 1,045 different votes 1,112 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
14 Aye 6 No
Environment / Climate 10% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 9% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
37 Aye 23 No
Education 8% aligned 60 shared votes
22 Aye 38 No
69 Aye 47 No
Brexit / EU 8% aligned 116 shared votes
44 Aye 72 No
27 Aye 29 No
Trade 7% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 30 No
Transport 0% aligned 64 shared votes
30 Aye 34 No
24 Aye 24 No
Defence 0% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
27 Aye 18 No
Benefits 0% aligned 45 shared votes
18 Aye 27 No
18 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 33 shared votes
9 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

80.1%
7% above average
Rank 194 of 649
Participation
56.9%
16% below average
Rank 599 of 649
1,903
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,351
2,376 eligible divisions
1,042
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
622
46.0% of votes cast
861
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
729
54.0% of votes cast
45
2.4% of votes cast
Against party
30
2.2% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

84
+1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 649
Appearances
109
+26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 649
96
-47.5 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 649
Contributions
95
-48.5 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,305,544
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,582,465
all imported IPSA years
£301,574
33% above average
Latest expenses
£243,306
8% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
8
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
45 of 48 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#2
Defence
56 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Transport
72 of 95 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 91 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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