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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 1,259 shared comparable votes.

1,012 same votes 247 different votes 1,259 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 11 No
Work / Employment 93% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
65 Aye 108 No
Tax 88% aligned 173 shared votes
59 Aye 114 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 8 No
NHS / Health 67% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
23 Aye 5 No
Housing 68% aligned 28 shared votes
14 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 521 of 650
Participation
77.4%
5% above average
Rank 260 of 650
1,557
2,413 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,868
2,413 eligible divisions
789
50.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
898
48.1% of votes cast
768
49.3% of votes cast
No votes
970
51.9% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

74
-19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 650
Appearances
104
+10.4 vs Commons average
Rank 205 of 650
149
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 650
Contributions
129
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 298 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
74 of 82 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Crime / Justice
181 of 234 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 66 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
Trade
71 of 94 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
194 of 234 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
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 Sept 2025
Housing
No
Where they voted the same
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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