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Gavin Robinson vs Esther McVey

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 Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton

Voting alignment

Gavin Robinson and Esther McVey voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 956 shared comparable votes.

780 same votes 176 different votes 956 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 13 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 15 No
Energy 96% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 95% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
43 Aye 70 No
Tax 93% aligned 113 shared votes
37 Aye 76 No
53 Aye 99 No
Brexit / EU 91% aligned 152 shared votes
53 Aye 99 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 14 No
Defence 59% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
48 Aye 32 No
Migration 59% aligned 80 shared votes
61 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 37 No
Foreign Affairs 62% aligned 55 shared votes
21 Aye 34 No
12 Aye 19 No
Benefits 65% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 29 No
Transport 69% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

64.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 525 of 650
Participation
64.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 522 of 650
1,516
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,352
2,089 eligible divisions
768
50.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
619
45.8 % of votes cast
748
49.3 % of votes cast
No votes
733
54.2 % of votes cast
7
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
54
4.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

61
-8.8 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650
Appearances
91
+21.2 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 650
96
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
Contributions
113
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 224 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
£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
£220,061
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£295,931
31 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Trade
69 of 89 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 85 votes
Energy
51 of 67 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
No
Aye
Renters' Rights Bill: Third Reading 14 Jan 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Renters' Rights Bill Report Stage: Government New Clause 14 14 Jan 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill: Instruction (Scotland) 29 Apr 2024
No
No
That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment 10B 15 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [Lords]: New Clause 4 19 Mar 2024
Trade
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 10 18 Mar 2024
Migration
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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