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Gavin Robinson

Democratic Unionist Party MP for Belfast East, since 7 May 2015

The Rt Hon Gavin Robinson is the Democratic Unionist Party MP for Belfast East, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.

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Scorecard

57.0% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
328 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
247 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
0 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Democratic Unionist Party MPs
4 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
509 Debates spoken in 417 written questions tabled

Ranked 535 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 32 No vote 268–78
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 No vote 255–128
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Government amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 2 No vote 264–125
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 No vote 254–135
12 Nov 2025 Opposition Day: Energy: original words stand part No vote 97–336
12 Nov 2025 Opposition Day: Taxes No vote 101–316
5 Nov 2025 Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 No vote 268–80
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 No vote 311–152
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 72B No vote 312–151
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48B No vote 310–150
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B No vote 308–153
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1B No vote 310–155
4 Nov 2025 Opposition day: Welfare spending No 92–403
4 Nov 2025 Opposition day: Supporting high streets Aye 106–321
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill: Third Reading No vote 321–103
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 20 No vote 182–311
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 19 No vote 173–323
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12 No vote 82–314
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 No vote 170–328
29 Oct 2025 European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion Aye 96–154
28 Oct 2025 Opposition Day: China spying case No vote 174–327
28 Oct 2025 Opposition Day: Stamp Duty Land Tax Aye 103–329
27 Oct 2025 Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 Aye 153–332
27 Oct 2025 Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12 Aye 166–322
27 Oct 2025 Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 Aye 165–323

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: Belfast City Airport
Address of donor: Airport Road, Belfast BT3 9JH
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket with hospitality for the final day of the British Open at Royal Portrush on 20th July 2025, value £1,140
Date received: 20 July 2025
Date accepted: 20 July 2025
Donor status: company, registration NI 016363
(Registered 29 July 2025)

On the register since 5 Aug 2025

8. Miscellaneous

Chair of EastSide Tourism Ltd, which promotes East Belfast as a tourist destination. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 1 August 2019
(Registered 6 August 2019)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

Director of EastSide Partnership, which is a broad-based social partnership with community, statutory, political and business members who are dedicated to the regeneration of East Belfast. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 1 August 2019
(Registered 6 August 2019)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses

Name: John Robinson
Relationship: Father
Role: Office Manager
Working pattern: Part time
(Registered 1 August 2016)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

The same register on parliament.uk →

Debates

509 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:

Money declared to them

No donations to this member appear on the Electoral Commission's register for this Parliament. Only donations above the statutory thresholds have to be declared, and the match is made on name — search the register directly if you are checking a specific one.

Where the public money goes — contracts and donations →

Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence; donations from the Electoral Commission's register. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

Machine-readable: JSON for this MP.

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