MP for Herne Bay and Sandwich
“A long-serving Conservative MP and Panel of Chairs member who usually backs the party but has occasionally rebelled on health policy and related rules.”
Sir Roger Gale is a long-serving Conservative MP for Herne Bay and Sandwich, first elected in 1983. He currently sits on the Panel of Chairs (since 2024-07-30) and has a long background in parliamentary committees, including the Ecclesiastical Committee and the Council of Europe assembly. His parliamentary career spans four decades with ongoing involvement in procedural and committee work.
He shows high party loyalty (98%) with attendance close to the party average (55%). He has a record of rebel votes (30) and a centrist position (55/100). His voting on key topics is mixed, with both aye and no votes on Universal Credit, NHS funding, and immigration controls, while he has almost always supported the Rwanda deportation scheme.
Declares five financial interests: overseas visits (two entries), family members employed (one entry), land and property (one entry) and miscellaneous interests (one entry).
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Conservative average: 56%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Conservative average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
15 positions
Panel of Chairs
Since Jul 2024
Deputy Speaker
Jun 2025 - Jul 2025
Deputy Speaker
Dec 2022 - May 2024
Ecclesiastical Committee
Mar 2020 - May 2024
Panel of Chairs
Jan 2020 - May 2024
Ecclesiastical Committee
Oct 2017 - Nov 2019
Panel of Chairs
Jun 2017 - Nov 2019
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Opposition Day Motion: Defence
AYEOpposition Day Motion: Oil and Gas
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
Opposition day motion: student loans
AYEOpposition day motion: fuel duty
AYEDraft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
NOCourts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading
NOCourts and Tribunals Bill
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
AYECourts and Tribunals Bill
Deputy Speaker
Parliamentary role · 19 Jun 2025
Panel of Chairs
Parliamentary role · 30 Jul 2024
Deputy Speaker
Parliamentary role · 19 Dec 2022
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
