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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 264 shared comparable votes.

1 same votes 263 different votes 264 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 16 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
46 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 599 of 648
Participation
79.8 %
7 % above average
Rank 221 of 648
1,314
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
420
526 eligible divisions
600
45.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
206
49.0 % of votes cast
714
54.3 % of votes cast
No votes
214
51.0 % of votes cast
30
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
7
1.7 % of votes cast
42 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

88
+27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 648
Appearances
37
-23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 648
63
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 648
Contributions
58
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 648

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
0
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
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Transport
68 of 87 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
46 of 59 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
63 of 88 votes
#5
Trade
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API