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Gavin Robinson vs Karin Smyth

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Gavin Robinson
DUP Belfast East
vs
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Karin Smyth
Lab Bristol South

Voting alignment

Gavin Robinson and Karin Smyth voted the same way 23% of the time, based on 1,162 shared comparable votes.

272 same votes 890 different votes 1,162 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
28 Aye 11 No
Defence 46% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 22 No
Benefits 44% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 40% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
38 Aye 25 No
Migration 40% aligned 63 shared votes
18 Aye 45 No
18 Aye 30 No
Foreign Affairs 40% aligned 48 shared votes
29 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
65 Aye 86 No
Tax 14% aligned 151 shared votes
95 Aye 56 No
58 Aye 97 No
Brexit / EU 14% aligned 155 shared votes
95 Aye 60 No
15 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 15% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
32 Aye 28 No
Trade 20% aligned 60 shared votes
28 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 32 No
Education 21% aligned 52 shared votes
37 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
72.4 %
same as average
Rank 371 of 649
1,525
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,710
2,361 eligible divisions
772
50.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
958
56.0 % of votes cast
753
49.4 % of votes cast
No votes
752
44.0 % of votes cast
7
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

62
-16.0 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 649
Appearances
105
+27.0 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 649
100
-38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 649
Contributions
404
+265.5 vs Commons average
Rank 34 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
£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
£220,061
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£291,769
29 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 230 votes
#4
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 66 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
175 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
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
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