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Gavin Robinson vs Stephen Doughty

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 Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth

Voting alignment

Gavin Robinson and Stephen Doughty voted the same way 26% of the time, based on 1,097 shared comparable votes.

289 same votes 808 different votes 1,097 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
2 Aye 2 No
Cost of Living 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
13 Aye 16 No
Benefits 45% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 31 No
Foreign Affairs 45% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 14 No
Defence 43% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
40 Aye 28 No
Migration 41% aligned 68 shared votes
16 Aye 52 No
Most different by topic
59 Aye 93 No
Brexit / EU 13% aligned 152 shared votes
88 Aye 64 No
52 Aye 79 No
Tax 16% aligned 131 shared votes
90 Aye 41 No
28 Aye 28 No
Trade 20% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 No
10 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 20% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 21% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 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
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 490 of 649
1,532
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
776
50.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
906
57.3% of votes cast
756
49.3% of votes cast
No votes
675
42.7% of votes cast
7
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
19
1.2% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
13 years, 10 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

61
-22.6 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 650
Appearances
80
-3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650
100
-45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 650
Contributions
350
+204.3 vs Commons average
Rank 47 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
£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
£220,061
3% below average
Latest expenses
£294,894
30% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
177 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Defence
55 of 71 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 230 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 66 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 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
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Mental Health Bill Report Stage New Clause 26 14 Oct 2025
NHS / Health
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
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