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Gavin Robinson vs David Simmonds

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 David Simmonds
David Simmonds
Con Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

Voting alignment

Gavin Robinson and David Simmonds voted the same way 72% of the time, based on 792 shared comparable votes.

568 same votes 224 different votes 792 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
5 Aye 22 No
Education 96% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 19 No
Energy 89% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
6 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
46 Aye 61 No
Tax 86% aligned 107 shared votes
37 Aye 70 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 48% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
46 Aye 34 No
Migration 53% aligned 80 shared votes
62 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 56% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
28 Aye 13 No
Defence 59% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 60% aligned 35 shared votes
10 Aye 25 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
83.2%
11% above average
Rank 133 of 649
1,532
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,379
1,658 eligible divisions
776
50.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
664
48.2% of votes cast
756
49.3% of votes cast
No votes
715
51.8% of votes cast
7
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

61
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 360 of 649
Appearances
108
+25.7 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 649
100
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 332 of 649
Contributions
244
+100.5 vs Commons average
Rank 90 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
£1,105,547
all imported IPSA years
£220,061
3% below average
Latest expenses
£252,887
12% above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
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
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 41 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 154 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Housing
49 of 54 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 230 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 66 votes
#5
Defence
62 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sept 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sept 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sept 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sept 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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