David Davis’s voting in Parliament

David Davis is a Conservative MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Conservative MPs.

However, David Davis sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• David Davis consistently voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year, while most Conservative MPs consistently voted for. Show votes
• David Davis generally voted against military action against ISIL (Daesh), while most Conservative MPs consistently voted for. Show votes
• David Davis almost always voted against university tuition fees, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes
• David Davis consistently voted against allowing marriage between two people of same sex, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes
• David Davis generally voted against requiring the mass retention of information about communications, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes
• David Davis generally voted against greater restrictions on campaigning by third parties, such as charities, during elections, while most Conservative MPs almost always voted for. Show votes
• David Davis generally voted for allowing terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their life, while most Conservative MPs generally voted against. Show votes
• David Davis generally voted for greater regulation of gambling, while most Conservative MPs generally voted against. Show votes
• David Davis generally voted against a statutory register of lobbyists, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes

We have lots more plain English analysis of David Davis’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit David Davis’s full vote analysis page for more.

David Davis has sometimes rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Previous Business – Commons: Select Committee 13 Sep 2016

  Foreign Affairs: Implications of leaving the EU for the UK’s role in the world. 3:00 pm; The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
  Witnesses: Rt Hon David Davis MP, Secretary of State for Exiting the EU, Department for Exiting the European Union

• Previous Business – Lords: Select Committee 12 Sep 2016

  European Union Committee: Brexit: parliamentary scrutiny. 4:00 pm; Room 1, Palace of Westminster
  Witnesses: (at 4:05 PM) Rt Hon David Davis MP, Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union

• Written Answers — Department for Exiting the European Union: UK Withdrawal from EU 7 Sep 2016

  The referendum result delivered a clear mandate for an EU exit and it is the duty of the Government to make sure we do just that. The Prime Minister has been clear that there must be no attempts to remain inside the EU and no attempts to rejoin it through the back door. Brexit means Brexit and we are going to make a success of it.

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Profile

Conservative MP for Haltemprice and Howden

Entered the House of Commons on 11 June 1987 — General election

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• BBC News profile
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP
• Newspaper articles written by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Home Department
• Health
• Education and Skills
• Justice
• Treasury
• Christmas Cards
• Ministerial Visits
• Police
• Departmental Data Protection
• Immigration and Nationality Directorate

Currently held offices

• The Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union (since 13 Jul 2016)

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Secretary of State (Home Office) (10 Nov 2003 to 12 Jun 2008)
• Shadow Lord Chancellor and Shadow Secretary of State for Justice (23 Jul 2002 to 10 Nov 2003)
• Without portfolio (18 Sep 2001 to 23 Jul 2002)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (30 Oct 1997 to 11 May 2001)
• Chair, Public Accounts Committee (25 Jul 1997 to 11 May 2001)
• Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (20 Jul 1994 to 2 May 1997)
• Parliamentary Secretary (Duchy of Lancaster Office) (27 May 1993 to 19 Jul 1994)
• Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (3 Dec 1990 to 27 May 1993)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Health Service Commissioner for England (Complaint Handling) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

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• Has spoken in 30 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. See all David Davis’s speeches
• Has received answers to 51 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 59.23% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 53 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 158 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on David Davis’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 944 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)