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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.

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Gavin Robinson
DUP Belfast East
vs
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Steve Darling
LD Torbay

Voting alignment

Gavin Robinson and Steve Darling voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 243 shared comparable votes.

191 same votes 52 different votes 243 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
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 89% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 89% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 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 524 of 649
Participation
67.5%
5% below average
Rank 472 of 649
1,532
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
398
590 eligible divisions
776
50.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
217
54.5% of votes cast
756
49.3% of votes cast
No votes
181
45.5% of votes cast
7
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.8% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 360 of 649
Appearances
139
+56.7 vs Commons average
Rank 81 of 649
100
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 332 of 649
Contributions
165
+21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 173 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
£235,469
all imported IPSA years
£220,061
3% below average
Latest expenses
£235,469
4% above average
5
4 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
27 of 32 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 230 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 66 votes
#5
Benefits
23 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
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
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
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
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