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Sir Roger Gale vs Steve Darling

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 Steve Darling
Steve Darling
LD Torbay

Voting alignment

Sir Roger Gale and Steve Darling voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 224 shared comparable votes.

183 same votes 41 different votes 224 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
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
15 Aye 38 No
Tax 96% aligned 53 shared votes
17 Aye 36 No
11 Aye 13 No
Education 96% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
2 Aye 10 No
Benefits 92% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 7 No
Energy 14% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 16 No
Housing 73% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

57.1 %
16 % below average
Rank 597 of 650
Participation
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 483 of 650
1,338
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
374
558 eligible divisions
617
46.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
202
54.0 % of votes cast
721
53.9 % of votes cast
No votes
172
46.0 % of votes cast
30
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
6
1.6 % of votes cast
43 years, 0 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

101
+31.2 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 650
Appearances
125
+55.2 vs Commons average
Rank 69 of 650
70
-53.9 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 650
Contributions
175
+51.1 vs Commons average
Rank 123 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
£235,469
all imported IPSA years
£243,306
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£235,469
4 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
5 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
35 of 43 votes
#1
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Defence
55 of 70 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Transport
72 of 92 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
47 of 61 votes
Trade
64 of 89 votes
#5
Benefits
23 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API