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Sir Roger Gale vs Michelle Welsh

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 Michelle Welsh
Michelle Welsh
Lab Sherwood Forest

Voting alignment

Sir Roger Gale and Michelle Welsh voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 298 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 295 different votes 298 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
6 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 53 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
53 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 53 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
53 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

57.0%
15% below average
Rank 596 of 650
Participation
81.7%
9% above average
Rank 164 of 650
1,370
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
506
619 eligible divisions
634
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
252
49.8% of votes cast
736
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
254
50.2% of votes cast
30
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
43 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

124
+35.2 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 650
Appearances
58
-30.8 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 650
110
-44.6 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 650
Contributions
69
-85.6 vs Commons average
Rank 465 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
£179,455
all imported IPSA years
£243,306
8% above average
Latest expenses
£179,455
21% below average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
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
39 of 47 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Defence
56 of 71 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Transport
73 of 96 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Housing
48 of 67 votes
#4
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Trade
66 of 94 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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