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
18 Mar 2026 Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 deferred division No vote 368–107
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading No vote 292–161
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 No vote 175–292
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 No vote 172–283
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 No vote 174–292
10 Mar 2026 Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading No vote 304–203
10 Mar 2026 Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading No vote 203–311
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 No vote 304–177
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 No vote 315–163
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44 No vote 315–109
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 No vote 316–171
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 No vote 307–173
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 No vote 321–106
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 No vote 306–182
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16 No vote 309–181
2 Mar 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading No vote 105–410
24 Feb 2026 Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms No vote 69–279
23 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading No vote 361–84
23 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 No vote 73–256
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 No vote 77–280
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 No vote 156–273
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 No vote 161–272
11 Feb 2026 Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 No vote 279–90
11 Feb 2026 Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 No vote 277–143
11 Feb 2026 Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 deferred division No vote 362–107

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:


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 →

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