Voting Record — Roger Gale MP, North Thanet (10217)

Roger Gale is currently Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Ways and Means, , Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) and Member, Panel of Chairs

Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
13 Dec 2019 still in office Con 21 votes out of 486, 4.3% 486 votes out of 1012, 48.0% 0 times
9 Jun 2017 6 Nov 2019 Con 7 votes out of 363, 1.9% 363 votes out of 463, 78.4% 0 times
8 May 2015 3 May 2017 Con 2 votes out of 296, 0.7% 296 votes out of 467, 63.4% 0 times
6 May 2010 30 Mar 2015 Con 13 votes out of 630, 2.1% 630 votes out of 1239, 50.8% 2 times
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Con 5 votes out of 729, 0.7% 729 votes out of 1288, 56.6% 0 times
7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Con 25 votes out of 783, 3.2% 783 votes out of 1246, 62.8% 3 times
1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Con 16 votes out of 713, 2.2% 713 votes out of 1273, 56.0% 1 time

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Interesting Votes

Votes in parliament for which this MP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).

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HouseDateSubjectRoger GaleCon VoteRôle
19 Dec 2022Became Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Ways and Means,
Commons30 Mar 2022Health and Care Bill — Clause 35 — Report on Assessing and Meeting Workforce Needs minorityaye Rebel
Commons23 Nov 2021Health and Care Bill — Clause 34 — Report on Assessing and Meeting Workforce Needs minorityno Rebel
Commons13 Jul 2021International Aid: Treasury Update minorityaye Rebel
Commons28 Apr 2021Fire Safety Bill — After Clause 2 — Legislative Proposals Relating to Prohibition on Passing Remediation Costs on to Leaseholders and Tenants minorityaye Rebel
Commons27 Apr 2021Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 minorityaye Rebel
Commons27 Apr 2021Fire Safety Bill — After Clause 2 — Prohibition on Passing Remediation Costs on to Leaseholders and Tenants minorityaye Rebel
Commons22 Mar 2021Fire Safety Bill — After Clause 2 — Prohibition on Passing Remediation Costs on to Leaseholders and Tenants minorityaye Rebel
Commons9 Feb 2021Trade Bill — International Trade Agreements and Treaties minorityaye Rebel
Commons9 Feb 2021Trade Bill — After Clause 2 — Parliamentary Approval of International Trade Agreements and Treaties minorityaye Rebel
Commons26 Jan 2021Environment Bill — Clause 7 — Environmental Improvement Plans — Reports to Parliament on Plant Protection Products minorityno Rebel
Commons26 Jan 2021Environment Bill — New Clause 5 — State of Nature Target minorityno Rebel
Commons19 Jan 2021Trade Bill — After Clause 2 — Parliamentary Approval of Trade Agreements minorityaye Rebel
Commons7 Dec 2020United Kingdom Internal Market Bill — Clause 48 — Power to Provide Financial Assistance for Economic Development etc minorityaye Rebel
Commons7 Dec 2020United Kingdom Internal Market Bill — Clause 47 — Further Provision Related to Sections 44 and 45 etc — Northern Ireland Regulations — Compatibility with Domestic and International Law minorityaye Rebel
Commons4 Nov 2020Agriculture Bill — After Clause 42 — Duty to Seek Equivalence on Agri-Food Standards in Relation to Future Trade minorityaye Rebel
Commons12 Oct 2020Agriculture Bill — New Clause After Clause 42 — Requirement for Agricultural and Food Imports to Meet Domestic Standards minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Sep 2020United Kingdom Internal Market Bill — Second Reading — Free Movement of Goods and Professionals Within the UK minorityaye Rebel
Commons20 Jul 2020Trade Bill — New Clause 4 — Parliamentary Approval — Trade Agreements minorityno Rebel
Commons1 Jul 2020Finance Bill — Schedule 1 — Workers’ Services Provided Through Intermediaries — Responsibility for Determining if Off-Payroll Working Rules Apply minorityno Rebel
Commons1 Jul 2020Finance Bill — New Clause 1 — Report on Impact of Refunding Tax Paid on Income Received via Loans Which Were Unlikley to be Repaid minorityno Rebel
Commons13 May 2020Agriculture Bill — New Clause 2 — International trade Agreements: Agricultural and Food Products — Compliance with UK and Word Trade Organisation Standards minorityno Rebel
4 Mar 2020Became Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee)
15 Jan 2020Became Member, Panel of Chairs
HouseDateSubjectRoger GaleCon VoteRôle
6 Nov 2019Stopped being Member, Panel of Chairs
6 Nov 2019Stopped being Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee)
Commons4 Sep 2019European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill — Clause 1 — Purpose of Delaying Withdrawal — Content of Bill to Implement Withdrawl Agreement minorityno Rebel
Commons18 Jul 2019Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill — Lords Amendments — Abortion — Marriage and Civil Partnerships — Transparency etc. minorityaye Rebel
Commons9 Jul 2019Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill — New Clause 1 — Marriage of Same-Sex Couples minorityaye Rebel
Commons27 Mar 2019EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes — Motion (O) — Seeking Preferential Trade Arrangements To Apply In Absense of Withdrawal Agreement Majorityaye Rebel
Commons27 Mar 2019EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes — Motion (B) — Leave Without a Deal on 12 April 2019 Majorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Mar 2019UK Withdrawal from the European Union — Delay Withdrawal if MPs Agree Withdrawal Agreement Majorityno Rebel
Commons13 Mar 2019UK Withdrawal from the European Union Majorityaye Rebel
31 Oct 2017Became Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee)
22 Jun 2017Became Member, Panel of Chairs
HouseDateSubjectRoger GaleCon VoteRôle
3 May 2017Stopped being Member, Panel of Chairs
3 May 2017Stopped being Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee)
Commons30 Nov 2016Iraq War — Investigation into Contrasts Between Public Statements and Private Policy minorityno Rebel
Commons3 Feb 2016Draft State Pension and Occupational Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2016 minorityaye Rebel
28 Oct 2015Became Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee)
HouseDateSubjectRoger GaleCon VoteRôle
30 Mar 2015Stopped being Member, Procedure Committee
30 Mar 2015Stopped being Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (Full Member),
Commons23 Feb 2015Serious Crime Bill — Clause 70 — Female Genital Mutilation Protection Orders — Threshold minorityno Rebel
Commons3 Feb 2015Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Mitochondrial Donation) Regulations 2015 minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Mar 2014Make Same Sex Marriage Available to Armed Forces Personnel Outside the United Kingdom minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Mar 2014Amendments to Acts of Parliament in Light of the Introduction of Same Sex Marriage in Parts of the UK minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Mar 2014Changes to Laws on Consular Marriage Following Introduction of Same Sex Marriages in Parts of the UK minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Mar 2014Registration of Armed Forces Chapels for Same Sex Marriages minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Mar 2014Proceedures for Consenting to Registration of Shared Places of Worship for Same Sex Marriage minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Mar 2014Same Sex Marriage — Enabling Courts to Deal with Divorce or Annulment Proceedings minorityaye Rebel
Commons10 Feb 2014Children and Families Bill — Offence of Smoking in a Private Vehicle When A Person Under 18 is Present minorityaye Rebel
Commons7 Jan 2014Mesothelioma Bill — Clause 4 — Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme to Be At Least 80% of Average Civil Compensation Payments minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 10 — Civil Partnerships for All Couples minorityno Rebel
Commons20 May 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 16 — Review Civil Partnerships Following Introduction of Same-Sex Marriage minorityaye Rebel
23 Jan 2012Became Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (Full Member),
23 Jan 2012Stopped being Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (Substitute Member),
Commons13 Oct 2011Use of Hand-held Electronic Devices and Social Media in the Chamber (Backbench Business) tellayeno Rebel Teller
Commons10 Feb 2011Backbench Business — Voting by Prisoners tellayeaye Teller
10 Nov 2010Became Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (Substitute Member),
HouseDateSubjectRoger GaleCon VoteRôle
Commons7 Apr 2010Business of the House – wash-up period minorityaye Rebel
Commons4 Mar 2010Backbench Business Committee Majorityaye Rebel
11 Jun 2007Became Member, Procedure Committee
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 7 (100 per Cent. Elected) Majorityno Rebel
Commons1 Nov 2006Legislative Process (Notice for Amendments in Public Bill Committee) Majorityno Rebel
Commons14 Feb 2006Health Bill — Schedule 8 — Minor and consequential amendments minorityaye Rebel
HouseDateSubjectRoger GaleCon VoteRôle
11 Apr 2005Stopped being Member, Broadcasting Committee
Commons26 Jan 2005Car Mileage Allowance minorityno Rebel
Commons26 Jan 2005Connecting Parliament with the Public minorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Nov 2004Hunting Bill bothaye Rebel
Commons16 Nov 2004Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs Majorityno Rebel
Commons16 Nov 2004Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs Majorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Nov 2004Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs Majorityno Rebel
Commons16 Nov 2004Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs Majorityno Rebel
Commons12 Oct 2004Civil Partnership Bill [Lords] minorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Sep 2004Hunting Bill Majorityno Rebel
Commons15 Sep 2004Hunting Bill tellnono Teller
Commons15 Sep 2004Hunting Bill Majorityno Rebel
Commons28 Jun 2004Human Tissue Bill — New Clause 1 — Determination of consent for removal, storage and use of organs from Adults for purpose of transplantation minorityno Rebel
28 May 2004Became Member, Broadcasting Committee
Commons12 May 2004Deferred Division — Visitor Facilities minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 May 2004Visitor Facilities tellnono Teller
Commons11 May 2004Visitor Facilities tellayeno Rebel Teller
Commons22 Apr 2004Points of Order minorityno Rebel
31 Jul 2003Stopped being Vice-Chair, Conservative Party,
Commons9 Jul 2003Hunting Bill — New Clause 1 — Compensation Majorityno Rebel
Commons9 Jul 2003Hunting Bill — New Clause 1 — Compensation Majorityaye Rebel
Commons30 Jun 2003Hunting Bill — New Clause 14 — Registration in Respect of Hunting of Mink Majorityno Rebel
Commons30 Jun 2003Hunting Bill — New Clause 11 — Registration in Respect of Hunting of Foxes Majorityno Rebel
Commons30 Jun 2003Hunting Bill — New Clause 6 — Use of Dogs Below Ground (No. 2) Majorityaye Rebel
Commons13 Jun 2003Fireworks Bill — Clause 10 — Training Courses Majorityaye Rebel
Commons13 Jun 2003Fireworks Bill — Clause 1 — Introduction Majorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Dec 2002Hunting Bill Majorityno Rebel
Commons16 Dec 2002Hunting Bill Majorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Mar 2002Hunting with Dogs: Ban Majorityno Rebel
1 Aug 2001Became Vice-Chair, Conservative Party,
Commons11 Jul 2001Deferred Divisions — Education — Northern Ireland minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2001Deferred Divisions — Education — Northern Ireland minorityaye Rebel
HouseDateSubjectRoger GaleCon VoteRôle
Commons27 Feb 2001Hunting Bill Majorityno Rebel
Commons17 Jan 2001Hunting Bill - Hunting with dogs: regulation Majorityno Rebel
Commons17 Jan 2001Hunting Bill - Hunting with dogs: regulation Majorityaye Rebel
Commons17 Jan 2001Hunting Bill Majorityaye Rebel
Commons20 Dec 2000Hunting Bill Majorityno Rebel
Commons20 Dec 2000Deferred Divisions - Deregulation minorityaye Rebel
Commons13 Dec 2000Deferred Divisions - Fisheries: Total Allowable Catches and Quotas 2001 bothno Rebel
Commons17 May 1999Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill tellnono Teller
Commons14 May 1999Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill - Offences relating to fur farming Majorityunknown Unknown
Commons14 May 1999Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill - Appropriate authority responsibility for forfeited animals Majorityunknown Unknown
Commons13 Mar 1998Wild Mammals (Hunting with Dogs) Bill - Circumstances in which shooting is unsafe or impractical Majorityaye Rebel
Commons13 Mar 1998Wild Mammals (Hunting with Dogs) Bill Majorityaye Rebel
Commons13 Mar 1998Wild Mammals (Hunting with Dogs) Bill - Hunting beginning in the Republic of Ireland Majorityno Rebel
Commons13 Mar 1998Wild Mammals (Hunting with Dogs) Bill - Gun Packs Majorityaye Rebel
Commons13 Mar 1998Wild Mammals (Hunting with Dogs) Bill - Mink Majorityaye Rebel
Commons13 Mar 1998Wild Mammals (Hunting with Dogs) Bill Majorityaye Rebel
Commons13 Mar 1998Wild Mammals (Hunting with Dogs) Bill - Power to amend Majorityno Rebel
Commons6 Mar 1998Wild Mammals (Hunting with Dogs) Bill Majorityaye Rebel
Commons6 Mar 1998Wild Mammals (Hunting with Dogs) Bill - Fox control in national parks Majorityno Rebel
Commons28 Nov 1997Wild Mammals (Hunting with Dogs) Bill Majorityno Rebel
26 Jun 1997Became Member, Panel of Chairs
16 Mar 1992Stopped being Member, Home Affairs Committee
16 Nov 1989Stopped being Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (Substitute Member),
1 Oct 1987Became Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (Substitute Member),
17 Jun 1987Became Member, Home Affairs Committee

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

AgreementPolicy
75% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
75% Academy Schools - for
13% Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
20% Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
68% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
65% Apprenticeships
25% Assisted Dying
66% Asylum System - More strict
99% Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
99% Ban fox hunting
17% Bankers' Bonus Tax
25% Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
38% Business and community control of schools: For
58% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
50% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
92% Closed Material Proceedure
72% Coalition Programme for Government - For
1% Control Orders
0% Corporal punishment of children - Against
50% Crossrail - In favour
50% Cull Badgers
50% Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
79% Delegate more powers to government ministers
75% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
68% Do more to help refugees inclding children
70% Employee Shareholder Status
42% Employment rights
66% Encourage and incentivise saving
100% End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
23% Energy Prices - More Affordable
100% English Votes on English Laws etc.
61% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
29% European Union Integration - For
84% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
81% Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
49% Fixed Term Parliaments
27% For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
10% Foundation hospitals - In favour
99% Fox hunting - Ban
79% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
40% Fully Elected House of Lords
24% Further devolution to Northern Ireland
12% Further devolution to Scotland
29% Further devolution to Wales
34% Gambling - Against permissiveness
94% GP Commissioning in the NHS
12% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
0% Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
66% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
42% Higher taxes on banks
100% Higher taxes on sugary drinks
100% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
5% Homosexuality - Equal rights
78% HS2 - In Favour
29% Human Rights and Equality
44% Identity cards - For introduction
100% In Favour of Mass Surveillance
42% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
33% Incentivise membership of press regulator
57% Increase Air Passenger Duty
60% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
63% Increase VAT
33% Inheritance Tax
98% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
97% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
6% Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
14% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
14% Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
100% Localise Council Tax Support
38% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
70% Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
48% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
50% Mansion Tax
66% Mass Retention of Communications Data
60% Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
0% Member trustees on pension boards
100% Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
83% Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
15% Minimum Wage
31% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
0% More Emergency Service Workers
25% More funds for social care
36% More powers for local councils
0% MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
66% No detention without charge or trial
50% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
82% Nuclear power - For
32% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
2% Pension auto-enrolment - For
70% Phase out of Tenancies for Life
84% Police and Crime Commissioners
1% Post office - in favour of Government policy
99% Post office closures - against
12% Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
0% Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
84% Privatise Royal Mail
47% Promote Occupational Pensions
34% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
92% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
17% Public Ownership of Railways
13% Rail Fares - Lower
70% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
65% Reduce capital gains tax
80% Reduce central funding for local government
82% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
50% Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
52% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
69% Reducing the number of MPs - for
50% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
66% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
92% Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
38% Register of Lobbyists
28% Regulate letting agent fees
63% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
15% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
100% Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
25% Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
100% Require voters to show photo ID before voting
51% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
91% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
0% Retain funds from council house sales locally
100% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
25% Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
36% Right to strike
23% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
16% Same Sex Marriage - for
66% Schools - Greater Autonomy
100% Sell England's Public Forests
38% Smoking ban - In favour
1% State control of bus services
35% Stop climate change
32% Support current and former armed service members
64% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
0% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
92% Termination of pregnancy - against
100% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
74% Tougher on illegal immigration
96% Trade Unions - Restrict
77% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
50% Transparency of Parliament
86% Trident replacement - In favour
100% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
76% University education fees - Should be free
59% University Tuition Fees - For
88% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
21% Voting age - Reduce to 16
17% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
50% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
21% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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