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Sir Roger Gale vs Jim Allister

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Sir Roger Gale
Con Herne Bay and Sandwich
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Photograph of Jim Allister
Jim Allister
TUV North Antrim

Voting alignment

Sir Roger Gale and Jim Allister voted the same way 94% of the time, based on 235 shared comparable votes.

222 same votes 13 different votes 235 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
10 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 8 No
Energy 100% aligned 9 shared votes
1 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 50% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 9 No
Housing 73% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 86% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 49 No
Tax 98% aligned 66 shared votes
18 Aye 48 No
10 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 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 595 of 649
Participation
69.6 %
3 % below average
Rank 438 of 649
1,347
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
400
575 eligible divisions
620
46.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
196
49.0 % of votes cast
727
54.0 % of votes cast
No votes
204
51.0 % of votes cast
30
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

112
+34.1 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 650
Appearances
193
+115.1 vs Commons average
Rank 18 of 650
102
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 650
Contributions
247
+108.7 vs Commons average
Rank 81 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
£209,116
all imported IPSA years
£243,306
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£209,116
8 % below average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
35 of 43 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
56 of 71 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Transport
72 of 95 votes
#3
Education
42 of 50 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#4
Tax
89 of 111 votes
Trade
66 of 91 votes
#5
Migration
10 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 27 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters' Rights Bill: Third Reading 14 Jan 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters' Rights Bill Report Stage: Government New Clause 14 14 Jan 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
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