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Gavin Robinson vs Emily Thornberry

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 Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Gavin Robinson and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 24% of the time, based on 994 shared comparable votes.

236 same votes 758 different votes 994 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
12 Aye 17 No
Benefits 48% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 9 No
Defence 46% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
38 Aye 27 No
Migration 42% aligned 65 shared votes
12 Aye 53 No
9 Aye 8 No
Environment / Climate 41% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 95 No
Brexit / EU 13% aligned 147 shared votes
96 Aye 51 No
52 Aye 78 No
Tax 15% aligned 130 shared votes
85 Aye 45 No
9 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 17% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 10 No
Energy 20% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 27 No
Education 22% aligned 46 shared votes
33 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
62.0 %
11 % below average
Rank 556 of 649
1,525
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,464
2,361 eligible divisions
772
50.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
813
55.5 % of votes cast
753
49.4 % of votes cast
No votes
651
44.5 % of votes cast
7
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

62
-16.0 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 649
Appearances
72
-6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 649
100
-38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 649
Contributions
112
-26.5 vs Commons average
Rank 267 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
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£220,061
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
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
Brexit / EU
167 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#2
Housing
48 of 66 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 230 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 66 votes
#5
Work / Employment
53 of 77 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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 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
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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