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Sir Roger Gale vs Michael Shanks

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 Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Sir Roger Gale and Michael Shanks voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 204 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 202 different votes 204 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
9 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
22 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
39 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
39 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 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 598 of 647
Participation
64.6 %
9 % below average
Rank 531 of 647
1,314
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
461
714 eligible divisions
600
45.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
226
49.0 % of votes cast
714
54.3 % of votes cast
No votes
235
51.0 % of votes cast
30
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.9 % of votes cast
42 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
2 years, 8 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

88
+27.2 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 647
Appearances
78
+17.2 vs Commons average
Rank 153 of 647
63
-46.3 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 647
Contributions
345
+235.7 vs Commons average
Rank 30 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
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£243,306
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
Trade
10 of 11 votes
Transport
68 of 87 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Defence
46 of 59 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
Trade
63 of 88 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 23 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API