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 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 generally voted against requiring the mass retention of information about communications, 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 greater restrictions on campaigning by third parties, such as charities, during elections, while most Conservative MPs almost always voted for. Show votes
• David Davis 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 never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 23 May 2018

Recent appearances

• Exiting the European Union: Withdrawal Negotiations 14 Jun 2018

  We reached agreement on more than three quarters of the legal text of the withdrawal agreement, locking down full chapters on citizens’ rights, the implementation period and the financial settlement. We continue to build on the progress of March, technical talks have continued and we are focusing on negotiating the right future relationship. These conversations are now well under way,...

• Exiting the European Union: Withdrawal Negotiations 14 Jun 2018

  My hon. Friend is exactly right. As we made clear in the debate this week on consideration of Lords amendments to the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill, we cannot accept amendments that allow Parliament to instruct the Government on what steps we should take in international negotiation because that undermines one of my three tests, and because such a move would be constitutionally...

• Exiting the European Union: Withdrawal Negotiations 14 Jun 2018

  I would hope that my vigour does not need renewal, but I will take my hon. Friend’s wishes as I am sure he meant them. We had a constructive debate in both Chambers and I am pleased that we are now in the final stages of the Bill. This crucial piece of legislation is designed to deliver continuity of law after exit, and ensures that from day one we have a functioning statute book, which...

More of David Davis’s recent appearances

RSS feed (?)

Profile

Conservative MP for Haltemprice and Howden

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

Also represented Booth Ferry

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile
• Newspaper articles written by this MP

Social Media

• @DavidDavisMP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

David Davis campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

• 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)
• Shadow Minister 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)

Numerology

Please note that numbers do not measure quality. Also, representatives may do other things not currently covered by this site. More about this

• Has spoken in 21 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all David Davis’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — well below 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 77.01% 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.
• 146 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on David Davis’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1285 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)