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Gavin Robinson vs Cat Smith

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 Cat Smith
Cat Smith
Lab Lancaster and Wyre

Voting alignment

Gavin Robinson and Cat Smith voted the same way 25% of the time, based on 1,144 shared comparable votes.

285 same votes 859 different votes 1,144 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
2 Aye 2 No
Cost of Living 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
17 Aye 21 No
Benefits 47% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
46 Aye 35 No
Migration 46% aligned 81 shared votes
16 Aye 65 No
25 Aye 14 No
Defence 44% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 36% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
60 Aye 98 No
Brexit / EU 13% aligned 158 shared votes
96 Aye 62 No
17 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 14% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
53 Aye 80 No
Tax 15% aligned 133 shared votes
88 Aye 45 No
18 Aye 7 No
Housing 20% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 14 No
Energy 21% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 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
72.5 %
same as average
Rank 370 of 649
1,525
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,712
2,361 eligible divisions
772
50.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
927
54.1 % of votes cast
753
49.4 % of votes cast
No votes
785
45.9 % of votes cast
7
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

62
-16.0 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 649
Appearances
18
-60.0 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 649
100
-38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 649
Contributions
25
-113.5 vs Commons average
Rank 583 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
£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
£220,061
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£260,697
15 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#2
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Migration
145 of 171 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 230 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 66 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 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
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
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
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
Aye
Enterprise Act 2002 (Amendment of Section 58 Considerations) Order 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 737) 16 Jul 2025
Aye
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