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Gavin Robinson vs Patrick Spencer

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
Photograph of Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Con Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Voting alignment

Gavin Robinson and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 227 shared comparable votes.

210 same votes 17 different votes 227 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
21 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
2 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 12 shared votes
2 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 4 No
Transport 100% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 3 No
Energy 100% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 2 No
Housing 43% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 70% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 92% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 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
69.9 %
3 % below average
Rank 432 of 649
1,525
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
402
575 eligible divisions
772
50.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
186
46.3 % of votes cast
753
49.4 % of votes cast
No votes
216
53.7 % of votes cast
7
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 650
Appearances
0
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 640 of 650
100
-38.3 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
Contributions
0
-138.3 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,803,428
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£220,061
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 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
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#2
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 230 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 66 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sep 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sep 2025
Housing
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
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