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Sir Roger Gale

Conservative MP for Herne Bay and Sandwich, since 9 June 1983

The Rt Hon Sir Roger Gale is the Conservative MP for Herne Bay and Sandwich, and has been an MP continually since 9 June 1983.

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Scorecard

59.5% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
342 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
233 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
1 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Conservative MPs
4 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
959 Debates spoken in 122 written questions tabled

Ranked 519 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 No vote 74–323
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 Aye 104–391
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 Aye 164–311
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 Aye 144–244
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 Aye 135–258
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 Aye 143–249
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 Aye 85–317
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion No 233–94
16 Jun 2026 Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 No vote 262–86
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 Aye 162–246
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 Aye 151–258
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 No vote 77–255
15 Jun 2026 Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival No vote 24–37
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill: Third Reading No 278–149
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 Aye 155–279
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 Aye 167–266
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 No vote 77–271
9 Jun 2026 Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 No 356–86
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 Aye 157–287
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 Aye 94–297
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 Aye 90–290
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 Aye 145–251
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 No vote 65–251
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 Aye 81–266
3 Jun 2026 Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 deferred division No 302–155

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Morphou Municipality
Address of donor: 2 Aglantzias Avenue, 2108 Nicosia
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Accommodation for three nights (£482.96), internal transport (£200 estimated) and meals (£150 estimated), value £832.96
Destination of visit: Cyprus (Nicosia)
Dates of visit: 10 October 2025 to 13 October 2025
Purpose of visit: To attend the Morphou Rally and associated events, to meet with the President of the Republic, the President of the National Assembly, Members of Parliament, the Mayor and Members of the Council of Morphou and others.
(Registered 8 November 2025)

On the register since 18 Nov 2025

6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Type of land/property: Residential property (barn conversion)
Number of properties: 1
Location: no location provided, France

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

8. Miscellaneous

Name of donor: The Council of Ministers, The Republic of Cyprus
Honorary Citizenship of the Republic of Cyprus
Date interest arose: 12 March 2025
(Registered 18 June 2025)

On the register since 8 Jul 2026

9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses

Name: Suzy Gale
Relationship: Spouse
Role: Office Manager
Working pattern: Full time

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

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Debates

959 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:

Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

Machine-readable: JSON for this MP.

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