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Gavin Robinson vs Bridget Phillipson

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 Bridget Phillipson
Bridget Phillipson
Lab Houghton and Sunderland South

Voting alignment

Gavin Robinson and Bridget Phillipson voted the same way 25% of the time, based on 943 shared comparable votes.

237 same votes 706 different votes 943 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
13 Aye 10 No
Defence 57% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 29 No
Foreign Affairs 45% aligned 44 shared votes
25 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 6 No
Housing 42% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 41% aligned 17 shared votes
14 Aye 3 No
44 Aye 39 No
Crime / Justice 41% aligned 83 shared votes
51 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 11% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
60 Aye 99 No
Brexit / EU 14% aligned 159 shared votes
97 Aye 62 No
51 Aye 66 No
Tax 16% aligned 117 shared votes
79 Aye 38 No
11 Aye 6 No
Environment / Climate 18% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
27 Aye 27 No
Trade 20% aligned 54 shared votes
28 Aye 26 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
56.0%
17% below average
Rank 600 of 649
1,532
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,330
2,376 eligible divisions
776
50.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
799
60.1% of votes cast
756
49.3% of votes cast
No votes
531
39.9% of votes cast
7
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

61
-22.6 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 650
Appearances
86
+2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 650
100
-45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 650
Contributions
573
+427.3 vs Commons average
Rank 13 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
£2,958,445
all imported IPSA years
£220,061
3% below average
Latest expenses
£276,480
22% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
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
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#2
Education
78 of 96 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 230 votes
#4
Trade
63 of 91 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 66 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
32 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
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
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
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