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Sir Roger Gale vs Shivani Raja

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 Shivani Raja
Shivani Raja
Con Leicester East

Voting alignment

Sir Roger Gale and Shivani Raja voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 262 shared comparable votes.

262 same votes 0 different votes 262 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
12 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
12 Aye 42 No
15 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
7 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
12 Aye 42 No
15 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
7 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 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
63.4%
9% below average
Rank 536 of 649
1,351
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
374
590 eligible divisions
622
46.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
187
50.0% of votes cast
729
54.0% of votes cast
No votes
187
50.0% of votes cast
30
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

110
+26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 649
Appearances
16
-67.7 vs Commons average
Rank 608 of 649
96
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
Contributions
18
-127.9 vs Commons average
Rank 612 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
£205,066
all imported IPSA years
£243,306
8% above average
Latest expenses
£205,066
9% below average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 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
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Defence
56 of 71 votes
#2
Defence
29 of 34 votes
Transport
72 of 95 votes
#3
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Trade
66 of 91 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Housing
48 of 67 votes
#5
Transport
22 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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