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Sir Roger Gale vs Ian Byrne

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 Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby

Voting alignment

Sir Roger Gale and Ian Byrne voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 629 shared comparable votes.

44 same votes 585 different votes 629 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
6 Aye 6 No
Brexit / EU 17% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 14 No
Trade 15% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 13% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 9% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 11 No
Energy 8% aligned 13 shared votes
12 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 22 No
Defence 0% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 20 No
Benefits 0% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 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 599 of 649
Participation
72.8%
same as average
Rank 361 of 649
1,351
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,207
1,658 eligible divisions
622
46.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
657
54.4% of votes cast
729
54.0% of votes cast
No votes
550
45.6% of votes cast
30
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
26
2.2% of votes cast
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

109
+27.2 vs Commons average
Rank 136 of 649
Appearances
48
-33.8 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 649
95
-47.5 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 649
Contributions
88
-54.5 vs Commons average
Rank 372 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
£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
£243,306
8% above average
Latest expenses
£284,893
26% above average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Defence
56 of 71 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Transport
72 of 95 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Trade
66 of 91 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
Housing
48 of 67 votes
#5
Migration
128 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
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
Aye
Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 869): motion to annul 10 Sept 2024
Aye
Aye
Privilege Motion 29 Nov 2022
Aye
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