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Gavin Robinson vs Sir Edward Leigh

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 Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Gavin Robinson and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 1,200 shared comparable votes.

973 same votes 227 different votes 1,200 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 5 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 22 No
Education 97% aligned 32 shared votes
9 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 95% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
60 Aye 107 No
Brexit / EU 90% aligned 167 shared votes
66 Aye 101 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 18 No
Benefits 50% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 54% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
25 Aye 14 No
Defence 56% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No
50 Aye 34 No
Migration 58% aligned 84 shared votes
67 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 34 No
Foreign Affairs 63% aligned 51 shared votes
20 Aye 31 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
75.1 %
2 % above average
Rank 312 of 650
1,516
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,761
2,344 eligible divisions
768
50.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
831
47.2 % of votes cast
748
49.3 % of votes cast
No votes
930
52.8 % of votes cast
7
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
43 years, 0 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

61
-9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 650
Appearances
161
+90.9 vs Commons average
Rank 24 of 650
96
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 650
Contributions
180
+55.5 vs Commons average
Rank 118 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
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£220,061
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
188 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Trade
69 of 89 votes
#3
Energy
54 of 67 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes
#4
Tax
254 of 318 votes
Energy
51 of 67 votes
#5
Migration
134 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
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
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
Aye
Draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025 12 Feb 2025
Digital / Online Safety
No
Aye
Renters' Rights Bill: Third Reading 14 Jan 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Renters' Rights Bill Report Stage: Government New Clause 14 14 Jan 2025
Housing
No
Where they voted the same
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
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
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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