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
4 Feb 2026 Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 deferred division No vote 392–116
3 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading No vote 458–104
28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Youth unemployment No vote 91–287
28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory No vote 103–284
28 Jan 2026 Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 deferred division No vote 294–108
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1 No vote 88–310
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 No vote 61–311
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 No vote 91–378
21 Jan 2026 Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 No vote 373–106
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading No vote 316–194
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 No vote 195–317
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 No vote 191–326
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 No vote 347–184
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 No vote 347–185
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 No vote 344–182
20 Jan 2026 Sentencing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 No vote 319–127
14 Jan 2026 Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 deferred division No vote 301–110
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26 No vote 172–334
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 No vote 181–335
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part No vote 344–173
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 No vote 187–351
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 No vote 184–331
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part No vote 348–167
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 No vote 188–341
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 No vote 185–344

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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