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Helen Whately vs Gavin Robinson

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent
vs
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Gavin Robinson
DUP Belfast East

Voting alignment

Helen Whately and Gavin Robinson voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 1,344 shared comparable votes.

1,075 same votes 269 different votes 1,344 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
19 Aye 20 No
Energy 90% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
69 Aye 109 No
Brexit / EU 89% aligned 178 shared votes
67 Aye 111 No
61 Aye 115 No
Tax 88% aligned 176 shared votes
69 Aye 107 No
15 Aye 37 No
Education 85% aligned 52 shared votes
17 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 22 No
Benefits 58% aligned 40 shared votes
17 Aye 23 No
69 Aye 21 No
Migration 59% aligned 90 shared votes
54 Aye 36 No
21 Aye 22 No
Defence 60% aligned 43 shared votes
30 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 67% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 125 of 649
Participation
64.6 %
8 % below average
Rank 523 of 649
1,977
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,525
2,361 eligible divisions
943
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
772
50.6 % of votes cast
1,034
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
753
49.4 % of votes cast
4
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.5 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

45
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 650
Appearances
62
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 650
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 650
Contributions
100
-38.3 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,803,428
all imported IPSA years
£269,510
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£220,061
3 % below average
8
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Trade
86 of 91 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
71 of 91 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
177 of 230 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
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