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Sir Roger Gale vs Dr Simon Opher

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 Dr Simon Opher
Dr Simon Opher
Lab Stroud

Voting alignment

Sir Roger Gale and Dr Simon Opher voted the same way 0% of the time, based on 292 shared comparable votes.

1 same votes 291 different votes 292 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
14 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
25 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
46 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
46 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 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
79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 208 of 649
1,347
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
458
575 eligible divisions
620
46.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
219
47.8 % of votes cast
727
54.0 % of votes cast
No votes
239
52.2 % of votes cast
30
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
7
1.5 % of votes cast
43 years, 1 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

113
+35.0 vs Commons average
Rank 115 of 649
Appearances
43
-35.0 vs Commons average
Rank 475 of 649
102
-36.4 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 649
Contributions
62
-76.4 vs Commons average
Rank 449 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
£204,255
all imported IPSA years
£243,306
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£204,255
10 % below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Defence
56 of 71 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Transport
72 of 95 votes
#3
Trade
7 of 7 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
66 of 91 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 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
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
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
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
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