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Gavin Robinson vs Matthew Patrick

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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Matthew Patrick
Lab Wirral West

Voting alignment

Gavin Robinson and Matthew Patrick voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 288 shared comparable votes.

42 same votes 246 different votes 288 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
13 Aye 4 No
Housing 53% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 50% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 5 No
Benefits 25% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 25% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 2 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 56 shared votes
34 Aye 22 No
4 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

64.5%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 649
Participation
80.2%
7% above average
Rank 196 of 649
1,525
2,366 eligible divisions
Total votes
465
580 eligible divisions
772
50.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
229
49.2% of votes cast
753
49.4% of votes cast
No votes
236
50.8% of votes cast
7
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
8
1.7% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 649
Appearances
28
-50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 555 of 649
100
-37.1 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 649
Contributions
95
-42.1 vs Commons average
Rank 331 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
£174,976
all imported IPSA years
£220,061
3% below average
Latest expenses
£174,976
23% below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
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
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 230 votes
#4
Education
44 of 50 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 66 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 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
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
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 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
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