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Gavin Robinson vs Sir Julian Smith

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 Julian Smith
Sir Julian Smith
Con Skipton and Ripon

Voting alignment

Gavin Robinson and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 1,222 shared comparable votes.

977 same votes 245 different votes 1,222 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
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
17 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 97% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 92% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
63 Aye 104 No
Tax 89% aligned 167 shared votes
59 Aye 108 No
24 Aye 22 No
Energy 87% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 21 No
Benefits 59% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
32 Aye 14 No
Defence 61% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
45 Aye 33 No
Migration 63% aligned 78 shared votes
66 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 64% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 67% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 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 526 of 650
Participation
77.4 %
5 % above average
Rank 260 of 650
1,516
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,818
2,349 eligible divisions
768
50.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
874
48.1 % of votes cast
748
49.3 % of votes cast
No votes
944
51.9 % of votes cast
7
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

61
-9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
Appearances
71
+0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 650
96
-29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 650
Contributions
88
-37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 327 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
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
£220,061
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£259,624
15 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
5 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
Defence
62 of 70 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Trade
69 of 89 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 66 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
190 of 229 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
Aye
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: 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
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
No rebel
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
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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