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Sir Roger Gale vs Sir John Hayes

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 Sir John Hayes
Sir John Hayes
Con South Holland and The Deepings

Voting alignment

Sir Roger Gale and Sir John Hayes voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,214 shared comparable votes.

1,185 same votes 29 different votes 1,214 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
61 Aye 110 No
Tax 100% aligned 171 shared votes
61 Aye 110 No
73 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 131 shared votes
73 Aye 58 No
33 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 68 shared votes
33 Aye 35 No
21 Aye 39 No
Education 100% aligned 60 shared votes
21 Aye 39 No
25 Aye 27 No
Defence 100% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 89% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
29 Aye 29 No
Trade 91% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
51 Aye 84 No
Brexit / EU 93% aligned 135 shared votes
52 Aye 83 No
9 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 96% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
61 Aye 110 No
Tax 100% aligned 171 shared votes
61 Aye 110 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 594 of 650
Participation
81.8%
9% above average
Rank 155 of 650
1,377
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,977
2,417 eligible divisions
636
46.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
933
47.2% of votes cast
741
53.8% of votes cast
No votes
1,044
52.8% of votes cast
30
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3% of votes cast
43 years, 5 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

134
+39.5 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 650
Appearances
141
+46.5 vs Commons average
Rank 106 of 650
119
-45.6 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650
Contributions
274
+109.4 vs Commons average
Rank 99 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
£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
£243,306
8% above average
Latest expenses
£280,368
24% above average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
203 of 212 votes
Defence
56 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
76 of 82 votes
Transport
74 of 98 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes
Housing
48 of 67 votes
#4
Housing
60 of 67 votes
Trade
66 of 94 votes
#5
Trade
81 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Aye rebel
Health and Care Bill Report Stage: Amendment 10 23 Nov 2021
NHS / Health
No
No rebel
Treasury update on international aid 13 Jul 2021
Aye
No rebel
Fire Safety Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4L 28 Apr 2021
Aye
No rebel
Fire Safety Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4J 27 Apr 2021
Aye
No rebel
Fire Safety Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 4B, 4C, 4D and 4E 22 Mar 2021
Aye
No rebel
Trade Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 6B and propose amendments (a) to (c) in lieu 9 Feb 2021
Trade
Aye
Aye
Trade Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2B and to Lords Amendment 3B and propose amendments (a) and (b) in lieu 9 Feb 2021
Trade
No rebel
No rebel
Trade Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 1B 9 Feb 2021
Trade
Aye
Aye rebel
Environment Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 39 26 Jan 2021
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
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