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Gavin Robinson vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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 Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Gavin Robinson and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 1,176 shared comparable votes.

934 same votes 242 different votes 1,176 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
15 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 96% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 92% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
67 Aye 95 No
Tax 88% aligned 162 shared votes
62 Aye 100 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 24 No
Migration 58% aligned 59 shared votes
40 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 22 No
Benefits 59% aligned 39 shared votes
17 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 5 No
Housing 61% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 61% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
26 Aye 13 No
Defence 67% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 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
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 418 of 649
1,532
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,676
2,376 eligible divisions
776
50.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
781
46.6% of votes cast
756
49.3% of votes cast
No votes
895
53.4% of votes cast
7
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

61
-20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 649
Appearances
60
-21.8 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 649
100
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 649
Contributions
66
-76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 454 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
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£220,061
3% below average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
16
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
197 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 230 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 66 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
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
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
Where they voted the same
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 Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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