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Sir Roger Gale vs Simon Lightwood

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 Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Sir Roger Gale and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 288 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 284 different votes 288 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 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
19 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 56 shared votes
37 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
2 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 25 shared votes
23 Aye 2 No
13 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 56 shared votes
37 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
2 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 25 shared votes
23 Aye 2 No
13 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

57.0%
15% below average
Rank 596 of 650
Participation
65.7%
7% below average
Rank 506 of 650
1,370
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
733
1,116 eligible divisions
634
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
394
53.8% of votes cast
736
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
339
46.2% of votes cast
30
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
43 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
4 years, 4 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

124
+35.2 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 650
Appearances
94
+5.2 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 650
110
-44.6 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 650
Contributions
223
+68.4 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,582,465
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£243,306
8% above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Defence
56 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
38 of 42 votes
Transport
73 of 96 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Housing
48 of 67 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Trade
66 of 94 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
41 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
draft Agricultural Holdings (Fee) Regulations 2022 7 Dec 2022
Aye
Aye
Privilege Motion 29 Nov 2022
Aye
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