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Sir Roger Gale vs Blake Stephenson

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 Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Sir Roger Gale and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 283 shared comparable votes.

282 same votes 1 different votes 283 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
23 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
23 Aye 47 No
9 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
23 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
23 Aye 47 No
9 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

57.1 %
16 % below average
Rank 595 of 649
Participation
71.3 %
1 % below average
Rank 399 of 649
1,347
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
410
575 eligible divisions
620
46.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
185
45.1 % of votes cast
727
54.0 % of votes cast
No votes
225
54.9 % of votes cast
30
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

112
+34.1 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 650
Appearances
70
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 650
102
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 650
Contributions
99
-39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,582,465
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£243,306
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10 % below average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
1
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

Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
56 of 71 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Transport
72 of 95 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#4
Tax
91 of 111 votes
Trade
66 of 91 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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