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Gavin Robinson vs Ian Lavery

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 Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Gavin Robinson and Ian Lavery voted the same way 25% of the time, based on 1,210 shared comparable votes.

302 same votes 908 different votes 1,210 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
18 Aye 23 No
Benefits 54% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
2 Aye 2 No
Cost of Living 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
46 Aye 36 No
Migration 45% aligned 82 shared votes
17 Aye 65 No
11 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 42% aligned 19 shared votes
16 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 37% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
60 Aye 98 No
Brexit / EU 13% aligned 158 shared votes
98 Aye 60 No
65 Aye 93 No
Tax 15% aligned 158 shared votes
104 Aye 54 No
17 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 15% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 18 No
Energy 18% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 38 No
Education 20% aligned 59 shared votes
44 Aye 15 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
76.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 283 of 649
1,525
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,799
2,361 eligible divisions
772
50.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,002
55.7 % of votes cast
753
49.4 % of votes cast
No votes
797
44.3 % of votes cast
7
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

62
-16.0 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 649
Appearances
79
+1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 649
100
-38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 649
Contributions
107
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 286 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
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£220,061
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37 % 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
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#2
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 230 votes
#4
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 66 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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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