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Gavin Robinson vs Matthew Pennycook

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 Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Gavin Robinson and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 24% of the time, based on 1,275 shared comparable votes.

308 same votes 967 different votes 1,275 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
18 Aye 21 No
Benefits 44% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
48 Aye 37 No
Migration 44% aligned 85 shared votes
18 Aye 67 No
29 Aye 16 No
Defence 40% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 37 No
Foreign Affairs 38% aligned 55 shared votes
34 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 12% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
61 Aye 101 No
Brexit / EU 14% aligned 162 shared votes
99 Aye 63 No
67 Aye 98 No
Tax 14% aligned 165 shared votes
109 Aye 56 No
17 Aye 38 No
Education 15% aligned 55 shared votes
40 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 19 No
Energy 21% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 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
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 149 of 649
1,525
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,945
2,361 eligible divisions
772
50.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,081
55.6 % of votes cast
753
49.4 % of votes cast
No votes
864
44.4 % 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
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

62
-16.0 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 649
Appearances
134
+56.0 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 649
100
-38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 649
Contributions
552
+413.5 vs Commons average
Rank 16 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
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£220,061
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4 % below average
4
3 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
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 230 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 66 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 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
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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