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Sir Roger Gale vs Wera Hobhouse

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 Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Sir Roger Gale and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 23% of the time, based on 902 shared comparable votes.

210 same votes 692 different votes 902 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
10 Aye 20 No
Education 73% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 55% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 49% aligned 37 shared votes
13 Aye 24 No
36 Aye 83 No
Tax 45% aligned 119 shared votes
55 Aye 64 No
21 Aye 25 No
Defence 33% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 5 No
Migration 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 4% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
47 Aye 74 No
Brexit / EU 7% aligned 121 shared votes
71 Aye 50 No
56 Aye 38 No
Crime / Justice 12% aligned 94 shared votes
47 Aye 47 No

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

Voting record

56.9%
16% below average
Rank 599 of 649
Participation
73.3%
1% above average
Rank 353 of 649
1,351
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,554
2,121 eligible divisions
622
46.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
844
54.3% of votes cast
729
54.0% of votes cast
No votes
710
45.7% of votes cast
30
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
43 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

112
+27.2 vs Commons average
Rank 137 of 650
Appearances
150
+65.2 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 650
98
-49.7 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 650
Contributions
213
+65.3 vs Commons average
Rank 125 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
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£243,306
8% above average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35% above average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 63 votes
Defence
56 of 71 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Transport
72 of 95 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Trade
66 of 91 votes
#4
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Housing
48 of 67 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 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
Where they voted the same
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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
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
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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