David Davies’s voting in Parliament

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

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

• David Davies generally voted against allowing marriage between two people of same sex, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes

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

David Davies has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 5 Feb 2019

Recent appearances

• Business of the House (Today): UK’s Withdrawal from the EU 14 Feb 2019

  Over the past three years, those of us who voted for Brexit have been treated with scorn and contempt. We have been derided as a bunch of uneducated, bigoted tabloid readers living outside the M25. In an attempt to try to get us to change our minds, Members on both sides of the House—in and out—various banks and businesses and all sorts of remain-supporting groups have adopted a sort of...

• Business of the House (Today): UK’s Withdrawal from the EU 14 Feb 2019

  I do not know the hon. Gentleman’s constituent, but my wife is an EU national, although she would not call herself one. She is Hungarian, and no doubt she will have to apply, as will everyone else. That is perfectly fair, and it will all be done on a straightforward application. It will not cost any money. Why is it so unreasonable for the Government to want to make a few checks on those...

• Business of the House (Today): UK’s Withdrawal from the EU 14 Feb 2019

  The right hon. Lady might recall that in November, the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee warned that Brexit could actually cause a huge amount of cheap food imports to flood into the UK. Which particular scare story does she side with: the one that says there will be cheap food imports or the one that says that we are going to run out of fruit and veg?

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Profile

Conservative MP for Monmouth

Entered the House of Commons on 5 May 2005 — General election

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP
• Newspaper articles written by this MP

Social Media

• @davidtcdavies
• https://facebook.com/davidtcdavies

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

David Davies campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

• Home Department
• Health
• Defence
• Treasury
• Work and Pensions
• Departmental Expenditure
• Carbon Emissions
• Parliamentary Questions
• Departmental Assets
• Departmental Internet

Currently held offices

• Member, Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system (since 13 Feb 2019)
• Member, National Policy Statements Sub-Committee (since 13 Nov 2017)
• Member, National Policy Statements Sub-Committee 2017-19 (since 13 Nov 2017)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (since 6 Nov 2017)
• Chair, Welsh Affairs Committee (since 12 Jul 2017)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, National Policy Statements Sub-Committee (20 Feb 2017 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (10 Sep 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Chair, Welsh Affairs Committee (18 Jun 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, National Policy Statements Sub-Committee (21 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (19 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Chair, Welsh Affairs Committee (10 Jun 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Home Affairs Committee (22 Oct 2007 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Welsh Affairs Committee (17 Jul 2005 to 10 Jun 2010)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Huw Edwards
• Roger Evans
• Huw Edwards
• John Stradling Thomas
• Donald Anderson
• Peter Thorneycroft
• Leslie Pym
• John Herbert
• Charles Forestier-Walker

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Marriage (Wales) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Counter-Terrorism Bill Committee (10 out of 14)
• UK Borders Bill Committee (11 out of 14)
• Transport (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Criminal Defence Service Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 43 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. See all David Davies’s speeches
• Has received answers to 34 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 88.89% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 129 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on David Davies’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 426 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)