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Sir Roger Gale vs Ben Coleman

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

Photograph of Sir Roger Gale
Sir Roger Gale
Con Herne Bay and Sandwich
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Photograph of Ben Coleman
Ben Coleman
Lab Chelsea and Fulham

Voting alignment

Sir Roger Gale and Ben Coleman voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 214 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 211 different votes 214 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
9 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 52 shared votes
37 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 52 shared votes
37 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
14 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

56.9 %
16 % below average
Rank 597 of 647
Participation
71.6 %
1 % below average
Rank 397 of 647
1,325
2,328 eligible divisions
Total votes
388
542 eligible divisions
609
46.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
213
54.9 % of votes cast
716
54.0 % of votes cast
No votes
175
45.1 % of votes cast
30
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
11
2.8 % of votes cast
43 years, 0 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

105
+39.5 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 647
Appearances
38
-27.5 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 647
65
-51.9 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 647
Contributions
64
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,582,465
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£186,638
all imported IPSA years
£243,306
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£186,638
17 % below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Transport
71 of 91 votes
#2
Migration
10 of 11 votes
Defence
46 of 59 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#4
Energy
15 of 17 votes
Trade
63 of 88 votes
#5
Transport
22 of 25 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API