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Sir Roger Gale vs Kirsty Blackman

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 Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Sir Roger Gale and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 9% of the time, based on 754 shared comparable votes.

68 same votes 686 different votes 754 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
36 Aye 79 No
Tax 23% aligned 115 shared votes
68 Aye 47 No
7 Aye 14 No
Energy 19% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 19 No
Defence 12% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 13 No
Digital / Online Safety 11% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 8 No
Education 8% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 17 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 11 No
Migration 0% aligned 34 shared votes
11 Aye 23 No
6 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 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
55.9%
17% below average
Rank 601 of 649
1,351
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,328
2,376 eligible divisions
622
46.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
757
57.0% of votes cast
729
54.0% of votes cast
No votes
571
43.0% of votes cast
30
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

109
+27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 649
Appearances
89
+7.3 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 649
95
-47.3 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 649
Contributions
130
-12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 233 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
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£243,306
8% above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42% above average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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 211 votes
Defence
56 of 71 votes
#2
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Transport
72 of 95 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
Trade
66 of 91 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Housing
48 of 67 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading 16 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: Amendment 15 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) 2 Dec 2025
Tax Transport
No
No
Draft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 11 Jun 2025
No
No
Data (Use and Access) Bill: Motion to insist on disagreement to LA49 and make (a) to (e) in lieu 10 Jun 2025
Digital / Online Safety
No
No
Motion to Disagree with the Lords in their Amendment 49F (Data Use and Access Bill) 3 Jun 2025
No
No
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
No
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