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Gavin Robinson vs Priti Patel

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 Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham

Voting alignment

Gavin Robinson and Priti Patel voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 1,026 shared comparable votes.

845 same votes 181 different votes 1,026 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
60 Aye 108 No
Brexit / EU 93% aligned 168 shared votes
61 Aye 107 No
57 Aye 94 No
Tax 89% aligned 151 shared votes
53 Aye 98 No
8 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 29 No
Education 87% aligned 45 shared votes
12 Aye 33 No
14 Aye 6 No
Energy 85% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 15 No
Defence 59% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
40 Aye 29 No
Migration 64% aligned 69 shared votes
57 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 14 No
Benefits 65% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 67% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 0 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

64.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 525 of 650
Participation
61.7 %
11 % below average
Rank 564 of 650
1,516
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,447
2,344 eligible divisions
768
50.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
657
45.4 % of votes cast
748
49.3 % of votes cast
No votes
790
54.6 % of votes cast
7
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

61
-8.8 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650
Appearances
63
-6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 650
96
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
Contributions
86
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 324 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
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£220,061
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
15
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#2
Housing
51 of 66 votes
Trade
69 of 89 votes
#3
Trade
68 of 89 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Energy
51 of 67 votes
#5
Tax
215 of 318 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
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
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sep 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
Aye
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