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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 1,235 shared comparable votes.

990 same votes 245 different votes 1,235 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
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 524 of 649
Participation
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 257 of 649
1,532
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
776
50.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
884
48.1% of votes cast
756
49.3% of votes cast
No votes
953
51.9% of votes cast
7
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

61
-21.2 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 649
Appearances
97
+14.8 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 649
100
-43.3 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 649
Contributions
115
-28.3 vs Commons average
Rank 285 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
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
£220,061
3% below average
Latest expenses
£259,624
15% above average
5
4 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
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 230 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 66 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 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 Sept 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sept 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sept 2025
Housing
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 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
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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