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Sir Roger Gale vs Helen Whately

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 Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent

Voting alignment

Sir Roger Gale and Helen Whately voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,282 shared comparable votes.

1,252 same votes 30 different votes 1,282 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
69 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
69 Aye 48 No
32 Aye 39 No
Transport 100% aligned 71 shared votes
32 Aye 39 No
20 Aye 38 No
Education 100% aligned 58 shared votes
20 Aye 38 No
23 Aye 29 No
Benefits 100% aligned 52 shared votes
23 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 27 No
Defence 100% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 88% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 20 No
NHS / Health 91% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
30 Aye 33 No
Trade 94% aligned 63 shared votes
32 Aye 31 No
20 Aye 23 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
51 Aye 85 No
Brexit / EU 96% aligned 136 shared votes
53 Aye 83 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 594 of 650
Participation
83.4%
11% above average
Rank 120 of 650
1,377
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,015
2,417 eligible divisions
636
46.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
964
47.8% of votes cast
741
53.8% of votes cast
No votes
1,051
52.2% of votes cast
30
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
43 years, 5 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

134
+39.5 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 650
Appearances
52
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
119
-45.6 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650
Contributions
74
-90.6 vs Commons average
Rank 462 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
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£243,306
8% above average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19% above average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
200 of 212 votes
Defence
56 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Transport
74 of 98 votes
#3
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Housing
48 of 67 votes
#4
Trade
86 of 94 votes
Trade
66 of 94 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Health and Care Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 29 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
Health and Care Bill Report Stage: Amendment 10 23 Nov 2021
NHS / Health
No
No rebel
Treasury update on international aid 13 Jul 2021
Aye
No rebel
Fire Safety Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4L 28 Apr 2021
Aye
No rebel
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 27 Apr 2021
Aye
No rebel
Fire Safety Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4J 27 Apr 2021
Aye
No rebel
Fire Safety Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 4B, 4C, 4D and 4E 22 Mar 2021
Aye
No rebel
Trade Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 6B and propose amendments (a) to (c) in lieu 9 Feb 2021
Trade
Aye
No rebel
Trade Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 1B 9 Feb 2021
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
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