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Sir Roger Gale vs Graham Stringer

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 Graham Stringer
Graham Stringer
Lab Blackley and Middleton South

Voting alignment

Sir Roger Gale and Graham Stringer voted the same way 13% of the time, based on 809 shared comparable votes.

106 same votes 703 different votes 809 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
30 Aye 42 No
Brexit / EU 65% aligned 72 shared votes
31 Aye 41 No
17 Aye 20 No
Trade 24% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 20% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 19 No
Defence 8% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 25 No
Transport 8% aligned 50 shared votes
21 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 13 No
Housing 0% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 5 No
Migration 0% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 12 No
Benefits 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 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 597 of 649
Participation
57.7%
15% below average
Rank 592 of 649
1,351
2,373 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,370
2,373 eligible divisions
622
46.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
685
50.0% of votes cast
729
54.0% of votes cast
No votes
685
50.0% of votes cast
30
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
113
8.2% of votes cast
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

112
+30.8 vs Commons average
Rank 127 of 649
Appearances
57
-24.2 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 649
98
-43.2 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 649
Contributions
43
-98.2 vs Commons average
Rank 529 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
£2,011,354
all imported IPSA years
£243,306
8% above average
Latest expenses
£160,334
29% below average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
39 of 47 votes
#1
Migration
123 of 171 votes
Defence
56 of 71 votes
#2
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
Transport
72 of 95 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
47 of 69 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#4
Housing
44 of 66 votes
Trade
66 of 91 votes
#5
Defence
47 of 71 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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
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
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
Privilege Motion 29 Nov 2022
Aye
No
Health and Care Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 29 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
No
Aye
Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill: Third Reading 10 Jan 2022
Energy
Aye
Aye
Health and Care Bill Report Stage: Amendment 10 23 Nov 2021
NHS / Health
Aye
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