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Sir Roger Gale vs Torsten Bell

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 Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Sir Roger Gale and Torsten Bell voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 237 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 235 different votes 237 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
6 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 15% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
23 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
43 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
14 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
43 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
14 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 11 No
Benefits 0% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

57.1%
15% below average
Rank 583 of 649
Participation
71.5%
same as average
Rank 382 of 649
1,351
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
416
582 eligible divisions
622
46.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
227
54.6% of votes cast
729
54.0% of votes cast
No votes
189
45.4% of votes cast
30
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

113
+33.0 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 649
Appearances
67
-13.0 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 649
101
-38.4 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 649
Contributions
268
+128.6 vs Commons average
Rank 65 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,582,465
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£243,306
8% above average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33% below average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Defence
56 of 71 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Transport
72 of 95 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Trade
66 of 91 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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