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Sir Roger Gale vs Seema Malhotra

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 Seema Malhotra
Seema Malhotra
Lab Feltham and Heston

Voting alignment

Sir Roger Gale and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 941 shared comparable votes.

62 same votes 879 different votes 941 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
7 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 13% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 10% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 20 No
NHS / Health 10% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
22 Aye 27 No
Trade 8% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 50 shared votes
26 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 27 No
Transport 0% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 20 No
Benefits 0% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 10 No
Migration 0% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
13 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 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
68.1%
4% below average
Rank 459 of 649
1,351
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,619
2,376 eligible divisions
622
46.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
907
56.0% of votes cast
729
54.0% of votes cast
No votes
712
44.0% of votes cast
30
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.8% of votes cast
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
14 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

109
+27.2 vs Commons average
Rank 136 of 649
Appearances
60
-21.8 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 649
95
-47.5 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 649
Contributions
332
+189.5 vs Commons average
Rank 49 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
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£243,306
8% above average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12% above average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
183 of 211 votes
Defence
56 of 71 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Transport
72 of 95 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Trade
66 of 91 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
Housing
48 of 67 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 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
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
Aye
Privilege Motion 29 Nov 2022
Aye
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
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Aye
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Aye
Health Regulations (Face Coverings) SI No 1400 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Aye
Health and Care Bill Report Stage: Amendment 10 23 Nov 2021
NHS / Health
Aye
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