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Gavin Robinson vs Sir Roger Gale

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 Roger Gale
Sir Roger Gale
Con Herne Bay and Sandwich

Voting alignment

Gavin Robinson and Sir Roger Gale voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 928 shared comparable votes.

748 same votes 180 different votes 928 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
14 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 96% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 13 No
Digital / Online Safety 94% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 94% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
49 Aye 73 No
Tax 86% aligned 122 shared votes
44 Aye 78 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 54% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 18 No
Benefits 55% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
26 Aye 13 No
Defence 64% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 65% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 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

64.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 525 of 650
Participation
57.1 %
16 % below average
Rank 597 of 650
1,516
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,338
2,344 eligible divisions
768
50.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
617
46.1 % of votes cast
748
49.3 % of votes cast
No votes
721
53.9 % of votes cast
7
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
30
2.2 % 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
100
+29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 114 of 650
96
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 650
Contributions
70
-54.5 vs Commons average
Rank 393 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
£2,582,465
all imported IPSA years
£220,061
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£243,306
8 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 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
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#2
Defence
55 of 70 votes
Trade
69 of 89 votes
#3
Transport
72 of 92 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes
#4
Housing
48 of 66 votes
Energy
51 of 67 votes
#5
Trade
64 of 89 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: 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 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
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sep 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 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: 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
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
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