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Sir Roger Gale vs Olivia Blake

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 Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Sir Roger Gale and Olivia Blake voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 645 shared comparable votes.

32 same votes 613 different votes 645 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
5 Aye 5 No
Brexit / EU 20% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 11 No
Trade 17% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 12% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 11% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
2 Aye 12 No
Energy 7% aligned 14 shared votes
13 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 24 No
Defence 0% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
25 Aye 15 No
Transport 0% aligned 40 shared votes
15 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 20 No
Benefits 0% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 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 599 of 649
Participation
74.7%
2% above average
Rank 318 of 649
1,351
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,239
1,658 eligible divisions
622
46.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
649
52.4% of votes cast
729
54.0% of votes cast
No votes
590
47.6% of votes cast
30
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

110
+26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 649
Appearances
37
-46.7 vs Commons average
Rank 524 of 649
96
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
Contributions
42
-103.9 vs Commons average
Rank 542 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,582,465
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£243,306
8% above average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Education
66 of 69 votes
Defence
56 of 71 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Transport
72 of 95 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Trade
66 of 91 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
Housing
48 of 67 votes
#5
Transport
53 of 64 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Health and Care Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 29 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
No
Aye
Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill: Third Reading 10 Jan 2022
Energy
Aye
Aye
Motion No. 4 - Health Protection (Coronavirus, restrictions) (Self-isolation) 30 Nov 2021
Aye
Aye
Health Protection (Coronavirus, wearing of face coverings) (England) regulations 2021 30 Nov 2021
Aye
No
Treasury update on international aid 13 Jul 2021
No
Aye
Adjournment (Conference, November and Christmas) 23 Jun 2021
Aye
Aye
Proceedings during the pandemic 16 Jun 2021
Aye
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