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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 232 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 229 different votes 232 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 19 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 52 shared votes
37 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
14 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

57.1%
15% below average
Rank 583 of 649
Participation
71.5%
same as average
Rank 383 of 649
1,351
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
416
582 eligible divisions
622
46.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
226
54.3% of votes cast
729
54.0% of votes cast
No votes
190
45.7% of votes cast
30
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.6% of votes cast
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

113
+33.0 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 649
Appearances
48
-32.0 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 649
101
-38.4 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 649
Contributions
75
-64.4 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 649

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
4
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
39 of 47 votes
#1
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Defence
56 of 71 votes
#2
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Transport
72 of 95 votes
#3
Transport
26 of 29 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#4
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
Trade
66 of 91 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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