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Gavin Robinson vs Seema Malhotra

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
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Seema Malhotra
Lab Feltham and Heston

Voting alignment

Gavin Robinson and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 25% of the time, based on 1,067 shared comparable votes.

272 same votes 795 different votes 1,067 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
7 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 55% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 19 No
Benefits 44% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
45 Aye 33 No
Migration 44% aligned 78 shared votes
15 Aye 63 No
16 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 38% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
31 Aye 14 No
Defence 38% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
61 Aye 102 No
Brexit / EU 12% aligned 163 shared votes
98 Aye 65 No
12 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 14% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
55 Aye 83 No
Tax 15% aligned 138 shared votes
92 Aye 46 No
19 Aye 16 No
Energy 20% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 22 No
Education 24% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 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
68.0 %
5 % below average
Rank 464 of 649
1,525
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,605
2,361 eligible divisions
772
50.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
904
56.3 % of votes cast
753
49.4 % of votes cast
No votes
701
43.7 % of votes cast
7
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
14 years, 7 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

62
-16.0 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 649
Appearances
55
-23.0 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 649
100
-38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 649
Contributions
327
+188.5 vs Commons average
Rank 49 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
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£220,061
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
183 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 230 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 66 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 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
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
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
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