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Gavin Robinson vs Lucy Powell

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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Lucy Powell
Lab Manchester Central

Voting alignment

Gavin Robinson and Lucy Powell voted the same way 25% of the time, based on 1,095 shared comparable votes.

272 same votes 823 different votes 1,095 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
41 Aye 30 No
Migration 45% aligned 71 shared votes
14 Aye 57 No
16 Aye 20 No
Benefits 44% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
29 Aye 14 No
Defence 42% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 39% aligned 18 shared votes
15 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 11% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
56 Aye 96 No
Brexit / EU 13% aligned 152 shared votes
95 Aye 57 No
58 Aye 87 No
Tax 14% aligned 145 shared votes
97 Aye 48 No
20 Aye 37 No
Education 18% aligned 57 shared votes
43 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 14 No
Energy 21% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 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
65.9 %
7 % below average
Rank 503 of 649
1,525
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,555
2,361 eligible divisions
772
50.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
875
56.3 % of votes cast
753
49.4 % of votes cast
No votes
680
43.7 % of votes cast
7
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
13 years, 8 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

62
-16.0 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 649
Appearances
6
-72.0 vs Commons average
Rank 621 of 649
100
-38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 649
Contributions
96
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 326 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
£2,425,912
all imported IPSA years
£220,061
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£249,415
10 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
14
5 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
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 230 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 66 votes
#5
Defence
51 of 71 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
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
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
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Enterprise Act 2002 (Amendment of Section 58 Considerations) Order 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 737) 16 Jul 2025
Aye
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