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Sir Roger Gale

Conservative Sitting MP

MP for Herne Bay and Sandwich · in Parliament since 9 June 1983

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Tel: 020 7219 4087

Email: galerj@parliament.uk

Constituency office

The Old Forge, 215a Canterbury Road, Birchington, CT7 9AH

Tel: 01843 848588

Email: suzy@galemail.com

Website

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
50.7%
861 of 1,699 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
6 meetings attended
Debate contributions
1,106
in the 7 year window
Written questions
77
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
1
current

Biography

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.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Herne Bay and Sandwich4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time
North Thanet6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times
North Thanet1 May 19976 May 2010Elected 3 times
North Thanet9 June 19831 May 1997Elected 3 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative9 June 1983Present

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Birmingham, Northfield

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Deputy SpeakerOther19 June 202522 July 2025
Deputy SpeakerOther19 December 202230 May 2024
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (Full Member)Other23 January 201230 March 2015
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (Substitute Member)Other10 November 201023 January 2012
Vice-Chair, Conservative PartyOther1 August 200131 July 2003
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (Substitute Member)Other1 October 198716 November 1989

Voting participation

Participation rate
50.7%
Eligible divisions
1,699
Divisions voted
861

609th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Sir Roger Gale voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 0.0%0.0%2020: 72.6%72.6%2021: 78.9%78.9%2022: 63.8%63.8%2023: 0.0%0.0%2024: 25.5%25.5%2025: 60.9%60.9%2026: 53.0%53.0%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236125 53.0%
2025322196 60.9%
202420051 25.5%
20232560 0.0%
2022251160 63.8%
2021242191 78.9%
2020190138 72.6%
201920 0.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068489 45.8%
59th631372 59.0%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
1,106
Written questions
77
Oral questions
9
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
1
Petitions presented
3
Committee meetings attended
6

joint 472nd of 650 current MPs (4 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Sir Roger Gale: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0132538502019: 0020192020: 434320202021: 141420212022: 8820222023: 0020232024: 0020242025: 2220252026: 10102026
Oral questions per year
Sir Roger Gale: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0358102019: 0020192020: 6620202021: 2220212022: 0020222023: 0020232024: 0020242025: 1120252026: 002026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 97 62 10 0 0 0 0
2025 231 110 2 1 0 0 0
2024 263 114 0 0 0 0 2
2023 345 135 0 0 0 0 1
2022 81 46 8 0 0 0 0
2021 44 34 14 2 0 1 0
2020 38 19 43 6 0 0 0
2019 7 2 0 0 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Panel of Chairs Member 30 July 2024 – no published attendance

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Conservative average 99.9%

Committee membership history

Hansard activity

Contributions
1,106
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
522
distinct debates

80th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Sir Roger Gale: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year01252503755002019: 7720192020: 383820202021: 444420212022: 818120222023: 34534520232024: 26326320242025: 23123120252026: 97972026
Debates participated in per year
Sir Roger Gale: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0501001502002019: 2220192020: 191920202021: 343420212022: 464620222023: 13513520232024: 11411420242025: 11011020252026: 62622026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 1983

    • – Became MP for North Thanet
    • – Joined Conservative

  2. 1987

    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (Substitute Member)

  3. 1989

    • – Left role: Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (Substitute Member)

  4. 1997

    • – Became MP for North Thanet
    • – Joined Panel of Chairs

  5. 2001

    • – Appointed: Vice-Chair, Conservative Party

  6. 2003

    • – Left role: Vice-Chair, Conservative Party

  7. 2010

    • – Became MP for North Thanet
    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (Substitute Member)

  8. 2012

    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (Full Member)
    • – Left role: Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (Substitute Member)

  9. 2015

    • – Left role: Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (Full Member)
    • – Joined Ecclesiastical Committee

  10. 2017

    • – Joined Panel of Chairs
    • – Joined Ecclesiastical Committee

  11. 2020

    • – Joined Panel of Chairs
    • – Joined Ecclesiastical Committee

  12. 2022

    • – Appointed: Deputy Speaker

  13. 2024

    • – Left role: Deputy Speaker
    • – Became MP for Herne Bay and Sandwich
    • – Joined Panel of Chairs

  14. 2025

    • – Appointed: Deputy Speaker
    • – Left role: Deputy Speaker

Constituency: Herne Bay and Sandwich

Herne Bay and Sandwich constituency boundary
Area
242.9 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Con Hold · majority 2,499
Electorate
77,869 · turnout 62.7%
Postcode areas
CT12, CT13, CT2, CT3, CT6, CT7, CT8, CT9

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.