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Gavin Robinson vs Bob Blackman

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 Bob Blackman
Bob Blackman
Con Harrow East

Voting alignment

Gavin Robinson and Bob Blackman voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 1,406 shared comparable votes.

1,137 same votes 269 different votes 1,406 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 11 No
Work / Employment 93% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
71 Aye 114 No
Brexit / EU 90% aligned 185 shared votes
73 Aye 112 No
18 Aye 36 No
Education 89% aligned 54 shared votes
14 Aye 40 No
69 Aye 107 No
Tax 89% aligned 176 shared votes
63 Aye 113 No
36 Aye 32 No
Trade 87% aligned 68 shared votes
31 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 23 No
Benefits 55% aligned 38 shared votes
16 Aye 22 No
53 Aye 36 No
Migration 58% aligned 89 shared votes
72 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 60% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
30 Aye 15 No
Defence 62% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
19 Aye 39 No
Foreign Affairs 64% aligned 58 shared votes
22 Aye 36 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
87.7%
15% above average
Rank 50 of 649
1,532
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,084
2,376 eligible divisions
776
50.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
979
47.0% of votes cast
756
49.3% of votes cast
No votes
1,105
53.0% of votes cast
7
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

61
-21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 649
Appearances
150
+67.9 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 649
100
-42.9 vs Commons average
Rank 329 of 649
Contributions
177
+34.1 vs Commons average
Rank 160 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
£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
£220,061
3% below average
Latest expenses
£312,612
38% above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
10
6 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
211 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Trade
87 of 91 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 230 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 66 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
55 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sept 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sept 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sept 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sept 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sept 2025
Housing
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
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
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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