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Gavin Robinson vs Catherine West

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 Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Gavin Robinson and Catherine West voted the same way 24% of the time, based on 1,171 shared comparable votes.

282 same votes 889 different votes 1,171 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
25 Aye 9 No
Defence 50% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
2 Aye 2 No
Cost of Living 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
18 Aye 22 No
Benefits 45% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
47 Aye 37 No
Migration 44% aligned 84 shared votes
18 Aye 66 No
15 Aye 34 No
Foreign Affairs 37% aligned 49 shared votes
30 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
60 Aye 106 No
Brexit / EU 11% aligned 166 shared votes
101 Aye 65 No
13 Aye 8 No
Housing 14% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
60 Aye 87 No
Tax 16% aligned 147 shared votes
98 Aye 49 No
14 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 16% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 18 No
Energy 18% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 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
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 347 of 649
1,525
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,733
2,361 eligible divisions
772
50.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
943
54.4 % of votes cast
753
49.4 % of votes cast
No votes
790
45.6 % of votes cast
7
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5 % 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
43
-35.0 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 649
100
-38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 649
Contributions
51
-87.5 vs Commons average
Rank 494 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
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£220,061
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Education
86 of 96 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 230 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 66 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 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
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
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
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
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
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
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