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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 0% of the time, based on 212 shared comparable votes.

1 same votes 211 different votes 212 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
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 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 9 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
12 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 9 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
12 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

56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 599 of 648
Participation
71.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 406 of 648
1,314
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
376
526 eligible divisions
600
45.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
211
56.1 % of votes cast
714
54.3 % of votes cast
No votes
165
43.9 % of votes cast
30
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
42 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

88
+27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 648
Appearances
73
+12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 176 of 648
63
-46.3 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 648
Contributions
408
+298.7 vs Commons average
Rank 19 of 648

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
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Transport
68 of 87 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
Defence
46 of 59 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#4
Energy
15 of 17 votes
Trade
63 of 88 votes
#5
Housing
26 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API