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Gavin Robinson vs Darren Paffey

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Gavin Robinson
DUP Belfast East
vs
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Darren Paffey
Lab Southampton Itchen

Voting alignment

Gavin Robinson and Darren Paffey voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 261 shared comparable votes.

47 same votes 214 different votes 261 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 4 No
Housing 53% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 50% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 7 No
Benefits 36% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 25% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 2 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
35 Aye 22 No
4 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 3 No
Transport 0% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 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
77.9 %
5 % above average
Rank 249 of 649
1,525
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
448
575 eligible divisions
772
50.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
207
46.2 % of votes cast
753
49.4 % of votes cast
No votes
241
53.8 % of votes cast
7
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.7 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 650
Appearances
42
-35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 650
100
-38.3 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
Contributions
51
-87.3 vs Commons average
Rank 493 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
£200,934
all imported IPSA years
£220,061
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£200,934
11 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 230 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 66 votes
#5
Tax
100 of 111 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
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
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
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
No
Mental Health Bill Report Stage New Clause 26 14 Oct 2025
NHS / Health
No
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