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Gavin Robinson vs Steve Darling

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 Steve Darling
Steve Darling
LD Torbay

Voting alignment

Gavin Robinson and Steve Darling voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 232 shared comparable votes.

186 same votes 46 different votes 232 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
17 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 49 shared votes
17 Aye 32 No
2 Aye 3 No
Transport 100% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 92% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 19 No
Education 89% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 89% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 5 No
Energy 43% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 57% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 2 No
Foreign Affairs 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 4 No
Housing 71% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 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 526 of 650
Participation
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 485 of 650
1,516
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
377
563 eligible divisions
768
50.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
205
54.4 % of votes cast
748
49.3 % of votes cast
No votes
172
45.6 % of votes cast
7
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
6
1.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 325 of 650
Appearances
126
+54.9 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 650
94
-32.2 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 650
Contributions
176
+49.8 vs Commons average
Rank 128 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
£235,469
all imported IPSA years
£220,061
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£235,469
4 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 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
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Trade
69 of 89 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
47 of 61 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 66 votes
#5
Benefits
23 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
Aye
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
No
Where they voted the same
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
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API