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Gavin Robinson vs Ben Lake

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
Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Gavin Robinson and Ben Lake voted the same way 32% of the time, based on 1,085 shared comparable votes.

350 same votes 735 different votes 1,085 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
32 Aye 11 No
Defence 65% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 16 No
Benefits 59% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
77 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 47% aligned 139 shared votes
63 Aye 76 No
3 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 44% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
50 Aye 72 No
Tax 44% aligned 122 shared votes
76 Aye 46 No
Most different by topic
63 Aye 101 No
Brexit / EU 12% aligned 164 shared votes
96 Aye 68 No
15 Aye 17 No
Energy 19% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 20% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
33 Aye 28 No
Trade 26% aligned 61 shared votes
34 Aye 27 No
9 Aye 10 No
Housing 26% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

64.5%
8% below average
Rank 524 of 649
Participation
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 292 of 649
1,532
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,607
2,121 eligible divisions
776
50.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
897
55.8% of votes cast
756
49.3% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.2% of votes cast
7
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

61
-22.6 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 650
Appearances
67
-16.6 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650
100
-45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 650
Contributions
69
-76.7 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,803,428
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£220,061
3% below average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 230 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 66 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 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
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
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
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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