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Gavin Robinson vs Olivia Blake

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

Photograph of Gavin Robinson
Gavin Robinson
DUP Belfast East
vs
Photograph of Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Gavin Robinson and Olivia Blake voted the same way 31% of the time, based on 755 shared comparable votes.

234 same votes 521 different votes 755 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
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 62% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 56% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 2 No
Cost of Living 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
24 Aye 12 No
Defence 47% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
37 Aye 29 No
Migration 47% aligned 66 shared votes
16 Aye 50 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 11% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 30 No
Education 13% aligned 45 shared votes
32 Aye 13 No
41 Aye 58 No
Tax 15% aligned 99 shared votes
71 Aye 28 No
8 Aye 16 No
Energy 21% aligned 24 shared votes
21 Aye 3 No
20 Aye 16 No
Brexit / EU 22% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 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 319 of 649
1,525
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,229
1,643 eligible divisions
772
50.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
646
52.6 % of votes cast
753
49.4 % of votes cast
No votes
583
47.4 % of votes cast
7
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

62
-16.0 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 649
Appearances
40
-38.0 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 649
100
-38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 649
Contributions
45
-93.5 vs Commons average
Rank 517 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
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£220,061
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 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
66 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 230 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 66 votes
#5
Work / Employment
56 of 67 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
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
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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