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Gavin Robinson vs Gareth Thomas

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 Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Gavin Robinson and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 25% of the time, based on 1,050 shared comparable votes.

258 same votes 792 different votes 1,050 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
48 Aye 37 No
Migration 45% aligned 85 shared votes
19 Aye 66 No
13 Aye 18 No
Benefits 42% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 4 No
Housing 41% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 29 No
Foreign Affairs 40% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 13% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No
55 Aye 76 No
Tax 13% aligned 131 shared votes
89 Aye 42 No
60 Aye 105 No
Brexit / EU 13% aligned 165 shared votes
103 Aye 62 No
14 Aye 11 No
Energy 16% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 31 No
Education 21% aligned 48 shared votes
37 Aye 11 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
66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 493 of 649
1,525
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,568
2,361 eligible divisions
772
50.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
894
57.0 % of votes cast
753
49.4 % of votes cast
No votes
674
43.0 % 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
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

62
-16.0 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 649
Appearances
40
-38.0 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 649
100
-38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 649
Contributions
45
-93.5 vs Commons average
Rank 516 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£220,061
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
180 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 230 votes
#4
Transport
70 of 95 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 66 votes
#5
Trade
67 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
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
No
Mental Health Bill Report Stage New Clause 26 14 Oct 2025
NHS / Health
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
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