Gavin Robinson
Democratic Unionist Party
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Belfast East
MP Since
7 May 2015 (11 years, 5 months)
Status
active
Constituency: Belfast East
Gavin Robinson represents Belfast East in the House of Commons, sitting as a Democratic Unionist Party MP. They have served as the constituency's MP for 11 years, 5 months.
Pay & Expenses
£98,599
basic salary / year
This is the basic MP salary, set by IPSA and paid to all 650 MPs regardless of role.
£216,169
total expenses claimed, 2024-25
Staffing
£150,818
Office
£21,974
Accommodation
£0
Travel & Other
£43,378
Source: IPSA official expenses data. Covers parliamentary business costs only — staffing, office running costs, accommodation, and travel — not personal spending.
Voting Record (most recent 15)
Source: official Commons Votes API, all divisions since the 2024 general election.
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion
17 Jun 2026 · Result: 233 Aye, 94 No (passed)
Voted No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13
16 Jun 2026 · Result: 77 Aye, 255 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
16 Jun 2026 · Result: 262 Aye, 86 No (passed)
Voted No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3
16 Jun 2026 · Result: 162 Aye, 246 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14
16 Jun 2026 · Result: 151 Aye, 258 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20
9 Jun 2026 · Result: 90 Aye, 290 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4
9 Jun 2026 · Result: 157 Aye, 287 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12
9 Jun 2026 · Result: 94 Aye, 297 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8
8 Jun 2026 · Result: 145 Aye, 251 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2
8 Jun 2026 · Result: 65 Aye, 251 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12
8 Jun 2026 · Result: 81 Aye, 266 No (failed)
Voted No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026
3 Jun 2026 · Result: 302 Aye, 155 No (passed)
Voted No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13
2 Jun 2026 · Result: 80 Aye, 298 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6
2 Jun 2026 · Result: 99 Aye, 371 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5
2 Jun 2026 · Result: 170 Aye, 301 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Recent Coverage (20)
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Carla Lockhart to outline future with DUP ‘early next week’ amid speculation
DUP leader Gavin Robinson has said he hopes Ms Lockhart will not quit the party.
Evening Standard·30 Oct· View coverage →
‘It’s about principle’ – Carla Lockhart defends quitting as DUP party officer
The Upper Bann MP wants leader Gavin Robinson to pull DUP deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly out of the powersharing executive.
Evening Standard·24 Oct· View coverage →
‘It’s about principle’ – Carla Lockhart defends quitting as DUP party officer
The Upper Bann MP wants leader Gavin Robinson to pull DUP deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly out of the powersharing executive.
Evening Standard·24 Oct· View coverage →
‘It’s about principle’ – Carla Lockhart defends quitting as DUP party officer
The Upper Bann MP wants leader Gavin Robinson to pull DUP deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly out of the powersharing executive.
Evening Standard·24 Oct· View coverage →
Unionists angry over Drumcree fallout but must think ‘long-term’ – Robinson
DUP leader Gavin Robinson said collapsing Stormont is only likely to strengthen Sinn Fein electorally.
Evening Standard·23 Oct· View coverage →
Lockhart quits as DUP party officer amid rift with leader over Stormont’s future
The Upper Bann MP wants leader Gavin Robinson to pull DUP deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly out of the powersharing executive.
Evening Standard·22 Oct· View coverage →
DUP voices hope of funding gap ‘potentially closing’ to allow budget agreement
Leader Gavin Robinson hailed what he described as ‘realism’ following a meeting with Secretary of State Sir Chris Bryant.
Evening Standard·22 Oct· View coverage →
DUP voices hope of funding gap ‘potentially closing’ to allow budget agreement
Leader Gavin Robinson hailed what he described as ‘realism’ following a meeting with Secretary of State Sir Chris Bryant.
Evening Standard·22 Oct· View coverage →
DUP voices hope of funding gap ‘potentially closing’ to allow budget agreement
Leader Gavin Robinson hailed what he described as ‘realism’ following a meeting with Secretary of State Sir Chris Bryant.
Evening Standard·22 Oct· View coverage →
DUP says former leader Donaldson ‘deserves every day’ of 15-year sentence
Party leader Gavin Robinson has commissioned what he described as an ‘unprecedented’ review into the former leader’s behaviour.
Evening Standard·15 Oct· View coverage →
Bryant accused of ‘disgraceful appeasement’ by stopping parade
DUP leader Gavin Robinson questioned if there had been a ‘bending of the knee of the rule of law in the threat of terror and violence’.
Evening Standard·11 Oct· View coverage →
Robinson says he was ‘working with police’ at Dundonald protest
DUP leader Gavin Robinson has been questioned about his actions at a demonstration.
Evening Standard·11 Oct· View coverage →
Bryant accused of ‘disgraceful appeasement’ by stopping parade
DUP leader Gavin Robinson questioned if there had been a ‘bending of the knee of the rule of law in the threat of terror and violence’.
Evening Standard·11 Oct· View coverage →
Labour minister bans controversial Orange Order parade after nationalist pressure
Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant has announced the controversial Drumcree parade will be banned after two weeks of nationalist pr…
GB News·10 Oct· View coverage →
Northern Ireland cannot risk a second crisis on budget, says Gavin Robinson
DUP leader Gavin Robinson pressed Secretary of State Sir Chris Bryant over the funding level for the region.
Evening Standard·8 Oct· View coverage →
DUP ‘will not abdicate responsibilities’ amid Drumcree dispute
However DUP leader Gavin Robinson said Stormont cannot be ‘business as normal ‘after alleged ‘law breaking’ by Sinn Fein ministers.
Evening Standard·5 Oct· View coverage →
DUP ‘will not abdicate responsibilities’ amid Drumcree dispute
However DUP leader Gavin Robinson said Stormont cannot be ‘business as normal ‘after alleged ‘law breaking’ by Sinn Fein ministers.
Evening Standard·5 Oct· View coverage →
Important that mediation talks over Drumcree continue – Robinson
DUP leader Gavin Robinson also welcomed that a criminal investigation is under way into potential law breaking around the impasse.
Evening Standard·2 Oct· View coverage →
Sinn Fein has given up on powersharing – Gavin Robinson
DUP leader Gavin Robinson said they were ‘goading him’ to collapse the Assembly to ‘hide their own incompetence’.
Evening Standard·1 Oct· View coverage →
DUP’s Robinson claims Sinn Féin is trying to ‘goad’ him into collapsing Stormont
Gavin Robinson warned that ‘all options’ remain open to his party in its response to Sinn Féin members attending an unlawful protest in Port…
Evening Standard·30 Sept· View coverage →