Official portrait of Caroline Nokes

Caroline Nokes

Conservative MP for Romsey and Southampton North, since 6 May 2010

Deputy Speaker (Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means)

The Rt Hon Caroline Nokes is the Conservative MP for Romsey and Southampton North, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010. She is Deputy Speaker (Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means).

Scorecard

0.2% Attendance The Speaker and Deputy Speakers do not vote in divisions, by convention — this figure is not a measure of anything
1 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
574 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
0 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Conservative MPs
2 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
1238 Debates spoken in 393 written questions tabled

Not ranked. The Speaker and the three Deputy Speakers give up voting on taking the Chair; a 0% attendance figure for them measures the office, not the person. They are excluded from the ranking so that they do not distort everyone else's position either.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
27 Oct 2025 Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 No vote 152–337
21 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 No vote 77–390
21 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 9 No vote 104–317
21 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 No vote 167–313
21 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 24 No vote 182–307
21 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part No vote 389–102
21 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 No vote 105–381
20 Oct 2025 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: Third Reading No vote 320–171
20 Oct 2025 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: New Clause 1 No vote 172–322
20 Oct 2025 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Clause 2 stand part No vote 318–174
20 Oct 2025 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 No vote 83–319
20 Oct 2025 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 7 No vote 174–321
15 Oct 2025 Sustainable Aviation Fuel Remaining Stages: Amendment 9 No vote 160–324
15 Oct 2025 Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 8 No vote 151–319
15 Oct 2025 Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 5 No vote 78–316
14 Oct 2025 Mental Health Bill Report Stage: Amendment 41 No vote 164–333
14 Oct 2025 Mental Health Bill Report Stage: Amendment 40 No vote 163–339
14 Oct 2025 Mental Health Bill Report Stage New Clause 26 No vote 78–327
16 Sep 2025 Sentencing Bill: Second Reading No vote 340–77
16 Sep 2025 Sentencing Bill: Reasoned Amendment on Second Reading No vote 78–292
16 Sep 2025 Child poverty strategy (removal of two child limit): Ten Minute Rule Motion No vote 89–79
15 Sep 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 121 No vote 316–161
15 Sep 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 62 No vote 330–161
15 Sep 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 61 No vote 330–161
15 Sep 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 No vote 318–170

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: Channel 4
Address of donor: 124 Horseferry Road, London SW1P 2TX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets including hospitality at the Presidents' Club, Thames Rowing Club, to watch the Boat Race 2026, value £698
Date received: 4 April 2026
Date accepted: 4 April 2026
Donor status: company, registration 01533774
(Registered 10 April 2026)

On the register since 14 Apr 2026

8. Miscellaneous

A trustee of World Horse Welfare. This position is not remunerated.
Date interest arose: 17 December 2015
(Registered 13 January 2016)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

The same register on parliament.uk →

Debates

1238 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 →

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