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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 83% of the time, based on 1,034 shared comparable votes.

853 same votes 181 different votes 1,034 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 10 No
Work / Employment 89% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 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

64.5%
8% below average
Rank 524 of 649
Participation
61.7%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 649
1,532
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,466
2,376 eligible divisions
776
50.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
666
45.4% of votes cast
756
49.3% of votes cast
No votes
800
54.6% of votes cast
7
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

61
-20.7 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 649
Appearances
68
-13.7 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 649
100
-42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 649
Contributions
95
-47.3 vs Commons average
Rank 343 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
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£220,061
3% below average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8% above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
14
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
52 of 67 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 230 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 66 votes
#5
Tax
217 of 322 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 Sept 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sept 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sept 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sept 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sept 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sept 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
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
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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