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Sir Roger Gale vs Laurence Turner

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 Laurence Turner
Laurence Turner
Lab Birmingham Northfield

Voting alignment

Sir Roger Gale and Laurence Turner voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 278 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 275 different votes 278 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
3 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
25 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
45 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
45 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 597 of 647
Participation
88.1 %
15 % above average
Rank 55 of 647
1,316
2,315 eligible divisions
Total votes
466
529 eligible divisions
602
45.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
237
50.9 % of votes cast
714
54.3 % of votes cast
No votes
229
49.1 % of votes cast
30
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.6 % of votes cast
43 years, 0 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

90
+28.0 vs Commons average
Rank 114 of 647
Appearances
84
+22.0 vs Commons average
Rank 134 of 647
65
-46.3 vs Commons average
Rank 385 of 647
Contributions
140
+28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,582,465
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£166,730
all imported IPSA years
£243,306
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£166,730
26 % below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Transport
68 of 87 votes
#2
Transport
21 of 21 votes
Defence
46 of 59 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
63 of 88 votes
#5
Education
47 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API