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Sir Roger Gale vs Lewis Cocking

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 Lewis Cocking
Lewis Cocking
Con Broxbourne

Voting alignment

Sir Roger Gale and Lewis Cocking voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 313 shared comparable votes.

312 same votes 1 different votes 313 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
23 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
23 Aye 48 No
13 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
23 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
23 Aye 48 No
13 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 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
77.9 %
5 % above average
Rank 250 of 649
1,347
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
448
575 eligible divisions
620
46.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
204
45.5 % of votes cast
727
54.0 % of votes cast
No votes
244
54.5 % of votes cast
30
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % 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
105
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 136 of 650
102
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 650
Contributions
155
+16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 174 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
£181,438
all imported IPSA years
£243,306
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£181,438
20 % below average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
56 of 71 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Transport
72 of 95 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Trade
66 of 91 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
Aye rebel
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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