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Gavin Robinson vs Bill Esterson

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

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Gavin Robinson
DUP Belfast East
vs
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Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Gavin Robinson and Bill Esterson voted the same way 24% of the time, based on 1,169 shared comparable votes.

282 same votes 887 different votes 1,169 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
17 Aye 21 No
Benefits 45% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
48 Aye 33 No
Migration 44% aligned 81 shared votes
15 Aye 66 No
29 Aye 16 No
Defence 40% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
7 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 38% aligned 13 shared votes
11 Aye 2 No
15 Aye 33 No
Foreign Affairs 38% aligned 48 shared votes
33 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 8% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
57 Aye 99 No
Brexit / EU 13% aligned 156 shared votes
99 Aye 57 No
65 Aye 89 No
Tax 15% aligned 154 shared votes
100 Aye 54 No
11 Aye 29 No
Education 15% aligned 40 shared votes
29 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 20 No
Energy 20% aligned 40 shared votes
28 Aye 12 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
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 407 of 649
1,525
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,677
2,361 eligible divisions
772
50.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
942
56.2 % of votes cast
753
49.4 % of votes cast
No votes
735
43.8 % of votes cast
7
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

62
-16.0 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 649
Appearances
54
-24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 649
100
-38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 649
Contributions
77
-61.5 vs Commons average
Rank 399 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
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£220,061
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 230 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 66 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Mental Health Bill Report Stage New Clause 26 14 Oct 2025
NHS / Health
No
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