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Gavin Robinson vs Andy McDonald

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

Photograph of Gavin Robinson
Gavin Robinson
DUP Belfast East
vs
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Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Voting alignment

Gavin Robinson and Andy McDonald voted the same way 25% of the time, based on 1,203 shared comparable votes.

298 same votes 905 different votes 1,203 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
18 Aye 20 No
Benefits 53% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 45% aligned 20 shared votes
17 Aye 3 No
47 Aye 36 No
Migration 45% aligned 83 shared votes
17 Aye 66 No
11 Aye 26 No
Foreign Affairs 38% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
33 Aye 15 No
Defence 38% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
61 Aye 101 No
Brexit / EU 14% aligned 162 shared votes
99 Aye 63 No
68 Aye 94 No
Tax 14% aligned 162 shared votes
105 Aye 57 No
18 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 14% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 18 No
Energy 20% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 36 No
Education 22% aligned 54 shared votes
40 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

64.6 %
8 % below average
Rank 523 of 649
Participation
75.7 %
3 % above average
Rank 298 of 649
1,525
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,787
2,361 eligible divisions
772
50.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
995
55.7 % of votes cast
753
49.4 % of votes cast
No votes
792
44.3 % of votes cast
7
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
13 years, 8 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

62
-16.0 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 649
Appearances
92
+14.0 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 649
100
-38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 649
Contributions
129
-9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,803,428
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
£220,061
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£296,890
31 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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

Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#1
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 230 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 66 votes
#5
Transport
81 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 85 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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