Photograph of Sir Robert Buckland

Former Member of Parliament

Sir Robert Buckland

Con Conservative South Swindon ID 4106

Robert had voted in 62.6 % of eligible Commons divisions, compared with a Commons average of 72.7 %. Robert had voted against the party's recorded majority 35 times.

A non-vote is not necessarily an absence — it may reflect ministerial duty, pairing, illness, or acting as a teller.

Voting record

Commons division votes from the official Commons Votes API.

Voted in 1,470 of 2,350 eligible divisions (62.6 %). Commons average: 72.7 %.

1470

Total votes

694

Aye

776

No

35

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 694 / Noes 776

Divisions

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Division Vote
National Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading
Tax
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) (No. 2) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
Tax
No
Motion under the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act 1968
Tax
Aye
Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill Report Stage: Amendment 8
Housing
No
Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill Report Stage: Amendment 4
Housing
No
Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill Report Stage: New Clause 39
Housing
No
Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill Report Stage: New Clause 5
Housing
No
Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1
Housing
No
Motion to sit in private
Tax
No
Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill Committee: Amendment 17
Energy
No
Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill Committee: Amendment 10
Energy
No
Draft Trade Union (Deduction of Union Subscriptions from Wages in the Public Sector) Regulations 2023
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Motion on Draft Electoral Commission Strategy and Policy Statement Aye
Media Bill Report Stage: New Clause 16 No
Media Bill Report Stage: New Clause 13 No

Source: Commons Votes API

Topic voting

Where this MP has been most and least active across locally tagged Commons division topics.

Highest topic participation

Trade 83/89 (93 %)
Brexit / EU 193/211 (91 %)
Foreign Affairs 52/69 (75 %)
Digital / Online Safety 42/60 (70 %)
Migration 118/169 (70 %)

Lowest topic participation

Education 38/95 (40 %)
Work / Employment 32/75 (43 %)
Energy 33/70 (47 %)
Defence 34/71 (48 %)
Housing 32/66 (48 %)
Voting source Commons Votes API

Voting FAQs

How many Commons divisions has Sir Robert Buckland voted in?

Sir Robert Buckland has recorded votes in 1,470 of 2,350 eligible Commons divisions (62.6 % participation rate). The Commons average is 72.7 %. Eligible divisions are those occurring on or after the MP's Commons membership start date. Source

Has Sir Robert Buckland voted against their party?

Sir Robert Buckland has voted against the party majority 35 times in the imported division data. Source