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Gavin Robinson vs Hilary Benn

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
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Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Gavin Robinson and Hilary Benn voted the same way 24% of the time, based on 1,262 shared comparable votes.

307 same votes 955 different votes 1,262 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
47 Aye 37 No
Migration 44% aligned 84 shared votes
18 Aye 66 No
18 Aye 21 No
Benefits 44% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 42% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
30 Aye 14 No
Defence 36% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
63 Aye 94 No
Tax 13% aligned 157 shared votes
103 Aye 54 No
62 Aye 101 No
Brexit / EU 14% aligned 163 shared votes
99 Aye 64 No
13 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 17% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 39 No
Education 19% aligned 59 shared votes
44 Aye 15 No
25 Aye 18 No
Energy 21% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 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
77.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 266 of 649
1,525
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,823
2,361 eligible divisions
772
50.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,035
56.8 % of votes cast
753
49.4 % of votes cast
No votes
788
43.2 % 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
27 years, 1 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

62
-16.0 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 649
Appearances
57
-21.0 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 649
100
-38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 649
Contributions
457
+318.5 vs Commons average
Rank 22 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
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£220,061
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
68 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 230 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 66 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 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
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
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
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
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
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
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