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Sarah Smith vs Gavin Robinson

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

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Sarah Smith
Lab Hyndburn
vs
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Gavin Robinson
DUP Belfast East

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Gavin Robinson voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 243 shared comparable votes.

43 same votes 200 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
11 Aye 6 No
Housing 53% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 8 No
Benefits 36% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 22% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
22 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 13% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 49 shared votes
17 Aye 32 No
3 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 0 No
Transport 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
22 Aye 8 No
Education 7% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

62.1 %
11 % below average
Rank 554 of 649
Participation
64.6 %
8 % below average
Rank 523 of 649
357
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,525
2,361 eligible divisions
191
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
772
50.6 % of votes cast
166
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
753
49.4 % of votes cast
13
3.6 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

62
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 650
Appearances
62
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 650
79
-59.3 vs Commons average
Rank 387 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

£195,060
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,803,428
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£220,061
3 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
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
6 of 7 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#3
Trade
71 of 91 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
177 of 230 votes
Tax
80 of 111 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
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: Third Reading 23 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
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 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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