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Sir Roger Gale vs Sammy Wilson

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 Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Sir Roger Gale and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 913 shared comparable votes.

727 same votes 186 different votes 913 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
11 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 13 No
Energy 95% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 61% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 18 No
Defence 63% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 16 No
Benefits 63% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
7 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 63% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
60 Aye 38 No
Crime / Justice 65% aligned 98 shared votes
54 Aye 44 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
62.0%
11% below average
Rank 558 of 649
1,351
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,472
2,376 eligible divisions
622
46.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
732
49.7% of votes cast
729
54.0% of votes cast
No votes
740
50.3% of votes cast
30
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
11
0.7% of votes cast
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

109
+27.2 vs Commons average
Rank 136 of 649
Appearances
109
+27.2 vs Commons average
Rank 137 of 649
95
-47.5 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 649
Contributions
154
+11.5 vs Commons average
Rank 192 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
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£243,306
8% above average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11% above average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
39 of 47 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Defence
56 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Transport
72 of 95 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Trade
66 of 91 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Housing
48 of 67 votes
#5
Energy
47 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
Aye
No
Renters' Rights Bill: Third Reading 14 Jan 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Financial Markets and Services Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 7 Dec 2022
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
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
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