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Steve Race vs Dave Robertson

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

Photograph of Steve Race
Steve Race
Lab Exeter
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Photograph of Dave Robertson
Dave Robertson
Lab Lichfield

Voting alignment

Steve Race and Dave Robertson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 483 shared comparable votes.

479 same votes 4 different votes 483 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
50 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
50 Aye 38 No
32 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 59 shared votes
32 Aye 27 No
29 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
25 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
25 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
50 Aye 38 No
32 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 59 shared votes
32 Aye 27 No
29 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
25 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
25 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

86.1%
14% above average
Rank 70 of 650
Participation
87.1%
15% above average
Rank 54 of 650
534
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
540
620 eligible divisions
281
52.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
288
53.3% of votes cast
253
47.4% of votes cast
No votes
252
46.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

101
+11.4 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 650
Appearances
117
+27.4 vs Commons average
Rank 136 of 650
117
-39.0 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
Contributions
152
-4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£194,803
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£212,620
all imported IPSA years
£194,803
14% below average
Latest expenses
£212,620
6% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Transport
30 of 30 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API