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Sir Roger Gale vs Joe Robertson

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 Joe Robertson
Joe Robertson
Con Isle of Wight East

Voting alignment

Sir Roger Gale and Joe Robertson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 309 shared comparable votes.

309 same votes 0 different votes 309 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
25 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
25 Aye 51 No
12 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
25 Aye 51 No
12 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 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
75.1 %
2 % above average
Rank 309 of 649
1,347
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
432
575 eligible divisions
620
46.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
193
44.7 % of votes cast
727
54.0 % of votes cast
No votes
239
55.3 % of votes cast
30
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5 % 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
155
+77.1 vs Commons average
Rank 45 of 650
102
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 650
Contributions
257
+118.7 vs Commons average
Rank 72 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
£165,302
all imported IPSA years
£243,306
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£165,302
27 % below average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Defence
56 of 71 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Transport
72 of 95 votes
#3
Tax
95 of 111 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Trade
66 of 91 votes
#5
Education
40 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
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