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Sir Roger Gale vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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 Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Sir Roger Gale and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,203 shared comparable votes.

1,180 same votes 23 different votes 1,203 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
71 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 118 shared votes
71 Aye 47 No
32 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 67 shared votes
32 Aye 35 No
22 Aye 33 No
Education 100% aligned 55 shared votes
22 Aye 33 No
27 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 52 shared votes
27 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 24 No
Housing 100% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 90% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
28 Aye 31 No
Trade 93% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
12 Aye 20 No
NHS / Health 94% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
48 Aye 83 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 131 shared votes
50 Aye 81 No
60 Aye 99 No
Tax 99% aligned 159 shared votes
58 Aye 101 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
70.4%
2% below average
Rank 415 of 650
1,377
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,701
2,417 eligible divisions
636
46.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
795
46.7% of votes cast
741
53.8% of votes cast
No votes
906
53.3% of votes cast
30
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
43 years, 5 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

134
+39.5 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 650
Appearances
58
-36.5 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 650
119
-45.6 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650
Contributions
64
-100.6 vs Commons average
Rank 496 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
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£243,306
8% above average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
18
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
Brexit / EU
198 of 212 votes
Defence
56 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Transport
74 of 98 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Housing
48 of 67 votes
#4
Transport
78 of 98 votes
Trade
66 of 94 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye rebel
No rebel
Health and Care Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 29 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
Aye
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
No rebel
Trade Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 6B and propose amendments (a) to (c) in lieu 9 Feb 2021
Trade
Aye
No rebel
Trade Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 1B 9 Feb 2021
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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