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Esther McVey vs Gavin Robinson

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

Photograph of Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton
vs
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Gavin Robinson
DUP Belfast East

Voting alignment

Esther McVey and Gavin Robinson voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 968 shared comparable votes.

792 same votes 176 different votes 968 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
5 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 16 No
Energy 96% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 95% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
37 Aye 76 No
Tax 93% aligned 113 shared votes
43 Aye 70 No
53 Aye 99 No
Brexit / EU 91% aligned 152 shared votes
53 Aye 99 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 23 No
Defence 59% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
61 Aye 19 No
Migration 59% aligned 80 shared votes
48 Aye 32 No
21 Aye 34 No
Foreign Affairs 62% aligned 55 shared votes
18 Aye 37 No
17 Aye 14 No
Benefits 65% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 20 No
Transport 69% aligned 42 shared votes
13 Aye 29 No

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

Voting record

64.7%
8% below average
Rank 522 of 649
Participation
64.5%
8% below average
Rank 524 of 649
1,373
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,532
2,376 eligible divisions
630
45.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
776
50.7% of votes cast
743
54.1% of votes cast
No votes
756
49.3% of votes cast
54
3.9% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.5% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

110
+26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 649
Appearances
61
-22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 649
161
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 649
Contributions
100
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,803,428
all imported IPSA years
£295,931
31% above average
Latest expenses
£220,061
3% below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
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

Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
#3
Trade
71 of 91 votes
Trade
68 of 87 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
177 of 230 votes
Transport
67 of 88 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
Aye
No
Renters' Rights Bill: Third Reading 14 Jan 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters' Rights Bill Report Stage: Government New Clause 14 14 Jan 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill: Instruction (Scotland) 29 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment 10B 15 Apr 2024
No
No
Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [Lords]: New Clause 4 19 Mar 2024
Trade
Aye
Aye
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 10 18 Mar 2024
Migration
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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