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Sir Roger Gale vs Zarah Sultana

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 Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Sir Roger Gale and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 12% of the time, based on 617 shared comparable votes.

71 same votes 546 different votes 617 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 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 30% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 22 No
Housing 28% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 19% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 6 No
Brexit / EU 17% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 8 No
Environment / Climate 15% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 10 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 8 No
Migration 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 6 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
35 Aye 69 No
Tax 3% aligned 104 shared votes
70 Aye 34 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 597 of 649
Participation
74.6%
2% above average
Rank 320 of 649
1,351
2,373 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,235
1,655 eligible divisions
622
46.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
639
51.7% of votes cast
729
54.0% of votes cast
No votes
596
48.3% of votes cast
30
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3% of votes cast
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

112
+31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 127 of 649
Appearances
17
-63.7 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 649
98
-42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 329 of 649
Contributions
19
-121.6 vs Commons average
Rank 606 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
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£243,306
8% above average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30% above average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
13
6 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Work / Employment
62 of 67 votes
Defence
56 of 71 votes
#2
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Transport
72 of 95 votes
#3
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 53 votes
Trade
66 of 91 votes
#5
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 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
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
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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