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Sean Woodcock vs Sir Roger Gale

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

Photograph of Sean Woodcock
Sean Woodcock
Lab Banbury
vs
Photograph of Sir Roger Gale
Sir Roger Gale
Con Herne Bay and Sandwich

Voting alignment

Sean Woodcock and Sir Roger Gale voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 322 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 319 different votes 322 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
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
53 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
25 Aye 53 No
19 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
25 Aye 53 No
19 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

93.4 %
21 % above average
Rank 8 of 650
Participation
57.0 %
16 % below average
Rank 597 of 650
527
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,339
2,350 eligible divisions
268
50.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
617
46.1 % of votes cast
259
49.1 % of votes cast
No votes
722
53.9 % of votes cast
7
1.3 % of votes cast
Against party
30
2.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
43 years, 0 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

58
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 650
Appearances
98
+26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 650
78
-49.6 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 650
Contributions
73
-54.6 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£119,230
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,582,465
all imported IPSA years
£119,230
47 % below average
Latest expenses
£243,306
8 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
0
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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Defence
56 of 71 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Transport
72 of 95 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Housing
48 of 66 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#5
Trade
64 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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