Caroline Nokes
- Constituency
- Romsey and Southampton North
- Region
- England
- Member since
- 6 May 2010
This parliament
- Voting participation
- 0%
- Debates contributed to
- 500
- Registered interests
- 2
- Declared value
- £2,098
Record last updated 19 Sep 2026
Caroline Nokes is a longstanding Conservative MP first elected in May 2010, placing her in the longest serving 10% of MPs and the longest serving 25% of Conservative MPs. She ranks in the top 5% of MPs by debate participation, with 1,552 contributions across 498 debates, and has focused particularly on Foreign Affairs & Defence, Parliamentary Procedure, and Justice & Law topics. However, she ranks in the bottom 10% of MPs by voting participation, having cast only 1 vote out of 582 eligible divisions, and her debate contributions rank far higher than her voting record. Nokes was elected to the current parliament on 5 July 2024, one day after parliament's start date.
Summary generated on 18/09/2026 (View details)
VOTING PARTICIPATION
1 / 582
0.17%
Ranked #639 of 654 MPs (2th percentile)
DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS
500 / 11739
1558 total contributions
Ranked #5 of 654 MPs (99th percentile)
REGISTERED INTERESTS
2
£2,098.00
Ranked #575 of 654 MPs (12th percentile)
PARLIAMENTARY RECORD
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).
Constituencies
- Romsey and Southampton North May 2010 – present · 5 terms
Party history
- Conservative Oct 2019 – present
- Independent Sep 2019 – Oct 2019
- Conservative May 2010 – Sep 2019
Posts held
- Minister of State (Home Office) (Immigration) Jan 2018 – Jul 2019
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Cabinet Office) Jun 2017 – Jan 2018
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions) Jul 2016 – Jun 2017