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Gavin Robinson vs Tahir Ali

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 Tahir Ali
Tahir Ali
Lab Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley

Voting alignment

Gavin Robinson and Tahir Ali voted the same way 31% of the time, based on 748 shared comparable votes.

233 same votes 515 different votes 748 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
16 Aye 15 No
Benefits 55% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
34 Aye 31 No
Migration 51% aligned 65 shared votes
16 Aye 49 No
14 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 47% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
19 Aye 10 No
Trade 41% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
31 Aye 14 No
Defence 40% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 20 No
Education 14% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 15 No
Energy 15% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
41 Aye 56 No
Tax 15% aligned 97 shared votes
67 Aye 30 No
11 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 17% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 5 No
Housing 18% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

64.6 %
8 % below average
Rank 523 of 649
Participation
75.8 %
3 % above average
Rank 297 of 649
1,525
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,245
1,643 eligible divisions
772
50.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
663
53.3 % of votes cast
753
49.4 % of votes cast
No votes
582
46.7 % of votes cast
7
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

62
-16.0 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 649
Appearances
27
-51.0 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 649
100
-38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 649
Contributions
36
-102.5 vs Commons average
Rank 545 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
£1,064,427
all imported IPSA years
£220,061
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£264,884
17 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 230 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 66 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 85 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Enterprise Act 2002 (Amendment of Section 58 Considerations) Order 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 737) 16 Jul 2025
Aye
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