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Sir Roger Gale vs Carla Lockhart

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 Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Sir Roger Gale and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 71% of the time, based on 430 shared comparable votes.

307 same votes 123 different votes 430 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
2 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
1 Aye 8 No
Energy 100% aligned 9 shared votes
1 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 94% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 55 No
Tax 89% aligned 72 shared votes
21 Aye 51 No
3 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 7 No
Foreign Affairs 27% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 10 No
Trade 42% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 5 No
Benefits 46% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
17 Aye 7 No
Transport 54% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
34 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 56% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 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 599 of 649
Participation
45.5%
27% below average
Rank 628 of 649
1,351
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
755
1,658 eligible divisions
622
46.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
389
51.5% of votes cast
729
54.0% of votes cast
No votes
366
48.5% of votes cast
30
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

109
+26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 649
Appearances
175
+92.7 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
95
-48.5 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 649
Contributions
197
+53.5 vs Commons average
Rank 139 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
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£243,306
8% above average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14% above average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
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
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Defence
56 of 71 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Transport
72 of 95 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Trade
66 of 91 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Housing
48 of 67 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill Report Stage: New Clause 39 12 Mar 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025 12 Feb 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
No
Renters' Rights Bill: Third Reading 14 Jan 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters' Rights Bill Report Stage: Government New Clause 14 14 Jan 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill: Third Reading 12 Dec 2022
Trade
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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