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Sir Roger Gale vs Mike Reader

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 Mike Reader
Mike Reader
Lab Northampton South

Voting alignment

Sir Roger Gale and Mike Reader voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 235 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 232 different votes 235 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
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
25 Aye 44 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
44 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 44 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
44 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
1 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
13 Aye 1 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 597 of 647
Participation
74.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 334 of 647
1,325
2,328 eligible divisions
Total votes
403
542 eligible divisions
609
46.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
216
53.6 % of votes cast
716
54.0 % of votes cast
No votes
187
46.4 % of votes cast
30
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
11
2.7 % of votes cast
43 years, 0 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

105
+39.5 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 647
Appearances
58
-7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 647
65
-51.9 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 647
Contributions
83
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 322 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
£208,618
all imported IPSA years
£243,306
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£208,618
8 % below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
18
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Transport
71 of 91 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
46 of 59 votes
#3
Transport
24 of 25 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#4
Energy
16 of 17 votes
Trade
63 of 88 votes
#5
Migration
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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