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Gavin Robinson vs Sir Christopher Chope

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 Sir Christopher Chope
Sir Christopher Chope
Con Christchurch

Voting alignment

Gavin Robinson and Sir Christopher Chope voted the same way 84% of the time, based on 923 shared comparable votes.

775 same votes 148 different votes 923 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
8 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
3 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 30 No
Migration 59% aligned 75 shared votes
58 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 30 No
Foreign Affairs 60% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 10 No
Benefits 67% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
18 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 68% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 9 No
Defence 70% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 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
59.3%
13% below average
Rank 579 of 649
1,532
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,409
2,376 eligible divisions
776
50.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
600
42.6% of votes cast
756
49.3% of votes cast
No votes
809
57.4% of votes cast
7
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
73
5.2% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

61
-20.7 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 649
Appearances
49
-32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 649
100
-42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 649
Contributions
42
-100.3 vs Commons average
Rank 535 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
£2,114,098
all imported IPSA years
£220,061
3% below average
Latest expenses
£249,241
10% above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
304
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
192 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Migration
133 of 171 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 230 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 66 votes
#5
Tax
220 of 322 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
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
Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill: Instruction (Scotland) 29 Apr 2024
No
No
That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment 10B 15 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [Lords]: New Clause 4 19 Mar 2024
Trade
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 10 18 Mar 2024
Migration
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 8 18 Mar 2024
Migration
Aye
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
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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