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Sir Roger Gale vs Sir Julian Smith

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
vs
Photograph of Sir Julian Smith
Sir Julian Smith
Con Skipton and Ripon

Voting alignment

Sir Roger Gale and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,230 shared comparable votes.

1,206 same votes 24 different votes 1,230 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
76 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 129 shared votes
76 Aye 53 No
44 Aye 77 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 121 shared votes
44 Aye 77 No
30 Aye 33 No
Transport 100% aligned 63 shared votes
30 Aye 33 No
21 Aye 39 No
Education 100% aligned 60 shared votes
21 Aye 39 No
27 Aye 27 No
Defence 100% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 90% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 19 No
NHS / Health 91% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 30 No
Trade 93% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 No
15 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
62 Aye 114 No
Tax 99% aligned 176 shared votes
60 Aye 116 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
77.4%
5% above average
Rank 261 of 650
1,377
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,871
2,417 eligible divisions
636
46.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
900
48.1% of votes cast
741
53.8% of votes cast
No votes
971
51.9% of votes cast
30
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
43 years, 5 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

134
+39.5 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 650
Appearances
104
+9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 650
119
-45.6 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650
Contributions
129
-35.6 vs Commons average
Rank 298 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
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
£243,306
8% above average
Latest expenses
£259,624
15% above average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
5 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
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
Defence
56 of 71 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Transport
74 of 98 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Housing
48 of 67 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
Trade
66 of 94 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
194 of 234 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 11 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No rebel
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
No rebel
Health and Care Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 29 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
Aye 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
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 27 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
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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