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Gavin Robinson vs Nick Smith

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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Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Voting alignment

Gavin Robinson and Nick Smith voted the same way 24% of the time, based on 1,103 shared comparable votes.

266 same votes 837 different votes 1,103 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
14 Aye 22 No
Benefits 42% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
29 Aye 13 No
Defence 40% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 38% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
35 Aye 25 No
Migration 37% aligned 60 shared votes
13 Aye 47 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 11% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 11% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
50 Aye 74 No
Brexit / EU 14% aligned 124 shared votes
77 Aye 47 No
64 Aye 85 No
Tax 14% aligned 149 shared votes
98 Aye 51 No
12 Aye 8 No
Environment / Climate 20% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 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
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 318 of 649
1,525
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,767
2,361 eligible divisions
772
50.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,012
57.3 % of votes cast
753
49.4 % of votes cast
No votes
755
42.7 % of votes cast
7
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % 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
91
+13.0 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 649
100
-38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 649
Contributions
119
-19.5 vs Commons average
Rank 239 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
£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
£220,061
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Education
89 of 96 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Housing
58 of 66 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 230 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 66 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
177 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
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
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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