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Sir Roger Gale vs Elaine Stewart

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
vs
Photograph of Elaine Stewart
Elaine Stewart
Lab Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock

Voting alignment

Sir Roger Gale and Elaine Stewart voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 223 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 221 different votes 223 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
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
45 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
45 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

57.0%
15% below average
Rank 596 of 650
Participation
61.2%
11% below average
Rank 561 of 650
1,370
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
379
619 eligible divisions
634
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
169
44.6% of votes cast
736
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
210
55.4% of votes cast
30
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
43 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

124
+35.2 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 650
Appearances
33
-55.8 vs Commons average
Rank 552 of 650
110
-44.6 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 650
Contributions
43
-111.6 vs Commons average
Rank 546 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
£207,074
all imported IPSA years
£243,306
8% above average
Latest expenses
£207,074
8% below average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Energy
16 of 20 votes
Defence
56 of 71 votes
#2
Housing
25 of 32 votes
Transport
73 of 96 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 66 votes
Housing
48 of 67 votes
#4
Defence
26 of 34 votes
Trade
66 of 94 votes
#5
Tax
82 of 114 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API