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Sir Julian Smith vs Gavin Robinson

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

Photograph of Sir Julian Smith
Sir Julian Smith
Con Skipton and Ripon
vs
Photograph of Gavin Robinson
Gavin Robinson
DUP Belfast East

Voting alignment

Sir Julian Smith and Gavin Robinson voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 1,230 shared comparable votes.

985 same votes 245 different votes 1,230 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
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
16 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 97% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 93% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
59 Aye 108 No
Tax 89% aligned 167 shared votes
63 Aye 104 No
20 Aye 26 No
Energy 87% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 22 No
Benefits 59% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 24 No
Defence 61% aligned 46 shared votes
32 Aye 14 No
66 Aye 12 No
Migration 63% aligned 78 shared votes
45 Aye 33 No
13 Aye 9 No
Foreign Affairs 64% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 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

77.4 %
5 % above average
Rank 265 of 649
Participation
64.6 %
8 % below average
Rank 523 of 649
1,827
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,525
2,361 eligible divisions
878
48.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
772
50.6 % of votes cast
949
51.9 % of votes cast
No votes
753
49.4 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.5 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

91
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 650
Appearances
62
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 650
108
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 281 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

£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,803,428
all imported IPSA years
£259,624
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£220,061
3 % below average
5
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
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

Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Energy
61 of 70 votes
#3
Trade
71 of 91 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
177 of 230 votes
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 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 rebel
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
Aye
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
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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