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Gavin Robinson vs Dame Siobhain McDonagh

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 Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Lab Mitcham and Morden

Voting alignment

Gavin Robinson and Dame Siobhain McDonagh voted the same way 25% of the time, based on 913 shared comparable votes.

225 same votes 688 different votes 913 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
20 Aye 11 No
Defence 42% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 41% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 20 No
Benefits 37% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 36% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
57 Aye 46 No
Crime / Justice 33% aligned 103 shared votes
56 Aye 47 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 8% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
45 Aye 92 No
Brexit / EU 14% aligned 137 shared votes
87 Aye 50 No
46 Aye 73 No
Tax 14% aligned 119 shared votes
80 Aye 39 No
28 Aye 23 No
Trade 22% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 22% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 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
55.2 %
18 % below average
Rank 604 of 649
1,525
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,303
2,361 eligible divisions
772
50.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
747
57.3 % of votes cast
753
49.4 % of votes cast
No votes
556
42.7 % of votes cast
7
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
19
1.5 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

62
-16.0 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 649
Appearances
36
-42.0 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 649
100
-38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 649
Contributions
31
-107.5 vs Commons average
Rank 563 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
£2,918,854
all imported IPSA years
£220,061
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£292,669
29 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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
147 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#2
Transport
64 of 95 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Education
64 of 96 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 230 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
45 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 66 votes
#5
Trade
59 of 91 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
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
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
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
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
Mental Health Bill Report Stage New Clause 26 14 Oct 2025
NHS / Health
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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