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Sir Roger Gale vs Ed Davey

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 Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Sir Roger Gale and Ed Davey voted the same way 21% of the time, based on 784 shared comparable votes.

165 same votes 619 different votes 784 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
9 Aye 18 No
Education 74% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 67% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 12 No
Housing 48% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 40% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
34 Aye 70 No
Tax 37% aligned 104 shared votes
60 Aye 44 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 9 No
Migration 0% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 4% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 5% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 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
60.4 %
12 % below average
Rank 572 of 649
1,347
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,271
2,106 eligible divisions
620
46.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
713
56.1 % of votes cast
727
54.0 % of votes cast
No votes
558
43.9 % of votes cast
30
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

112
+34.0 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 649
Appearances
60
-18.0 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 649
102
-36.5 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 649
Contributions
98
-40.5 vs Commons average
Rank 323 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
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£243,306
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30 % above average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Defence
56 of 71 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
Transport
72 of 95 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 163 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Trade
66 of 91 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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 Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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