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Gavin Robinson vs Paula Barker

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 Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Gavin Robinson and Paula Barker voted the same way 31% of the time, based on 799 shared comparable votes.

244 same votes 555 different votes 799 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
16 Aye 15 No
Benefits 61% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
2 Aye 2 No
Cost of Living 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
38 Aye 34 No
Migration 44% aligned 72 shared votes
10 Aye 62 No
11 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 44% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 15 No
Transport 43% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 10% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 24 No
Education 18% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 11 No
Energy 19% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
36 Aye 45 No
Tax 20% aligned 81 shared votes
57 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 17 No
Brexit / EU 21% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 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
79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 224 of 649
1,525
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,298
1,643 eligible divisions
772
50.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
680
52.4 % of votes cast
753
49.4 % of votes cast
No votes
618
47.6 % of votes cast
7
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7 % 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
67
-11.0 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 649
100
-38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 649
Contributions
78
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 395 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
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£220,061
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Housing
51 of 53 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 230 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 66 votes
#5
Work / Employment
60 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
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
Where they voted the same
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
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
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
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
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