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Dr Al Pinkerton vs Gavin Robinson

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Dr Al Pinkerton
Dr Al Pinkerton
LD Surrey Heath
vs
Photograph of Gavin Robinson
Gavin Robinson
DUP Belfast East

Voting alignment

Dr Al Pinkerton and Gavin Robinson voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 264 shared comparable votes.

216 same votes 48 different votes 264 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
16 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
16 Aye 37 No
2 Aye 3 No
Benefits 100% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
12 Aye 10 No
Defence 86% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 4 No
Foreign Affairs 86% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 1 No
Energy 50% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 57% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 6 No
Housing 73% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

67.9%
4% below average
Rank 461 of 650
Participation
64.5%
8% below average
Rank 522 of 650
421
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,551
2,406 eligible divisions
222
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
787
50.7% of votes cast
199
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
764
49.3% of votes cast
13
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

185
+92.0 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 650
Appearances
74
-19.0 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 650
218
+56.0 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650
Contributions
149
-13.0 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£189,783
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,803,428
all imported IPSA years
£189,783
16% below average
Latest expenses
£220,061
3% below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
74 of 82 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
181 of 234 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
#5
Trade
71 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API