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Rishi Sunak vs Sir Roger Gale

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

Photograph of Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak
Con Richmond and Northallerton
vs
Photograph of Sir Roger Gale
Sir Roger Gale
Con Herne Bay and Sandwich

Voting alignment

Rishi Sunak and Sir Roger Gale voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 727 shared comparable votes.

706 same votes 21 different votes 727 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
42 Aye 35 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 77 shared votes
42 Aye 35 No
20 Aye 25 No
Transport 100% aligned 45 shared votes
20 Aye 25 No
8 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 6 No
Migration 100% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 9 No
Energy 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 86% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
28 Aye 25 No
Trade 92% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
5 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 94% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
41 Aye 77 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 118 shared votes
40 Aye 78 No
29 Aye 54 No
Tax 98% aligned 83 shared votes
31 Aye 52 No

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

Voting record

41.5%
31% below average
Rank 633 of 650
Participation
57.1%
15% below average
Rank 594 of 650
1,005
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,382
2,422 eligible divisions
454
45.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
638
46.2% of votes cast
551
54.8% of votes cast
No votes
744
53.8% of votes cast
4
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

51
-44.6 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650
Appearances
139
+43.4 vs Commons average
Rank 111 of 650
63
-103.4 vs Commons average
Rank 501 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

£1,536,845
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,582,465
all imported IPSA years
£166,813
26% below average
Latest expenses
£243,306
8% above average
15
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
9
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
167 of 212 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
Trade
61 of 94 votes
#2
Defence
56 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
47 of 82 votes
#3
Transport
74 of 98 votes
Transport
52 of 98 votes
#4
Housing
49 of 68 votes
Environment / Climate
20 of 49 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
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
No
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) 2 Dec 2025
Tax Transport
No
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