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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
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 Aye 74–323
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 Aye 104–391
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 Aye 164–311
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 No vote 144–244
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 No vote 135–258
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 No vote 143–249
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 No vote 85–317
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion No 233–94
16 Jun 2026 Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 No 262–86
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 Aye 162–246
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 Aye 151–258
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 Aye 77–255
15 Jun 2026 Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival No vote 24–37
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill: Third Reading No vote 278–149
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 No vote 155–279
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 No vote 167–266
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 No vote 77–271
9 Jun 2026 Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 No vote 356–86
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 Aye 157–287
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 Aye 94–297
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 Aye 90–290
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 Aye 145–251
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 Aye 65–251
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 No 81–266
3 Jun 2026 Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 deferred division No 302–155

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

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Debates

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

Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence. 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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