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Sir Roger Gale vs Gurinder Singh Josan

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 Gurinder Singh Josan
Gurinder Singh Josan
Lab Smethwick

Voting alignment

Sir Roger Gale and Gurinder Singh Josan voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 303 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 299 different votes 303 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 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
42 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
42 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
16 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 598 of 649
Participation
87.8%
15% above average
Rank 46 of 649
1,351
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
511
582 eligible divisions
622
46.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
256
50.1% of votes cast
729
54.0% of votes cast
No votes
255
49.9% of votes cast
30
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.5% of votes cast
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

113
+33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 649
Appearances
39
-40.1 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 649
101
-36.6 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 649
Contributions
46
-91.6 vs Commons average
Rank 509 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
£121,117
all imported IPSA years
£243,306
8% above average
Latest expenses
£121,117
46% below average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Defence
56 of 71 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Transport
72 of 95 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Trade
66 of 91 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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
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
Where they voted the same
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
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API