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Sir Roger Gale vs Sarah Russell

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 Sarah Russell
Sarah Russell
Lab Congleton

Voting alignment

Sir Roger Gale and Sarah Russell voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 295 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 292 different votes 295 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 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 15% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 44 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
44 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 44 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
44 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

57.1%
16% below average
Rank 598 of 649
Participation
82.1%
9% above average
Rank 155 of 649
1,351
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
478
582 eligible divisions
622
46.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
244
51.0% of votes cast
729
54.0% of votes cast
No votes
234
49.0% of votes cast
30
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

113
+33.0 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 649
Appearances
92
+12.0 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 649
101
-38.4 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 649
Contributions
134
-5.4 vs Commons average
Rank 220 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
£179,204
all imported IPSA years
£243,306
8% above average
Latest expenses
£179,204
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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Transport
72 of 95 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
66 of 91 votes
#5
Education
49 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API