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Sir Roger Gale vs Ian Roome

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 Ian Roome
Ian Roome
LD North Devon

Voting alignment

Sir Roger Gale and Ian Roome voted the same way 77% of the time, based on 166 shared comparable votes.

127 same votes 39 different votes 166 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
8 Aye 8 No
Defence 94% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 13 No
Education 90% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 25 No
Tax 89% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
3 Aye 5 No
Transport 88% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 10 No
Benefits 85% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 40% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 8 No
Housing 42% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 50% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

57.0 %
16 % below average
Rank 596 of 649
Participation
54.8 %
18 % below average
Rank 607 of 649
1,342
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
311
568 eligible divisions
617
46.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
172
55.3 % of votes cast
725
54.0 % of votes cast
No votes
139
44.7 % of votes cast
30
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
43 years, 1 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

103
+29.6 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 649
Appearances
80
+6.6 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 649
86
-44.3 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 649
Contributions
108
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 257 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
£156,328
all imported IPSA years
£243,306
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£156,328
31 % below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
35 of 43 votes
#1
Trade
5 of 5 votes
Defence
56 of 71 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Transport
72 of 95 votes
#3
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Trade
64 of 89 votes
#5
Work / Employment
27 of 37 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 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
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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