Philip Davies’s voting in Parliament

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

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

• Philip Davies voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year, while most Conservative MPs consistently voted for. Show votes
• Philip Davies almost always voted against greater restrictions on campaigning by third parties, such as charities, during elections, while most Conservative MPs almost always voted for. Show votes
• Philip Davies almost always voted against new high speed rail infrastructure, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes
• Philip Davies consistently voted against fixed periods between parliamentary elections, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes
• Philip Davies generally voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency, while most Conservative MPs almost always voted for. Show votes
• Philip Davies consistently voted against allowing marriage between two people of same sex, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes
• Philip Davies generally voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes
• Philip Davies generally voted against university tuition fees, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes
• Philip Davies 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 Philip Davies’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Philip Davies’s full vote analysis page for more.

Philip Davies has sometimes rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 19 Dec 2018

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Education: Special Educational Needs 22 Jan 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2019 to Question 206295 on Special Educational Needs, what proportion of the 0-25 year old population do those figures represent for each local authority.

• Written Answers — Department for Education: Special Educational Needs 16 Jan 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many applications for Education, Health and Care plans were made to each local authority in each of the last three years.

• Written Answers — Treasury: Business: Taxation 11 Jan 2019

  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2018 to Question 201211 on Business: Taxation, how many investigations into UK businesses HMRC has conducted since 2016-17.

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Profile

Conservative MP for Shipley

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

Social Media

• @PhilipDaviesMP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Philip Davies campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

• Justice
• Ministry of Justice
• Home Department
• Health
• Treasury
• Reoffenders
• Sentencing
• Prisoners' Release
• Borders: Personal Records
• Departmental Equality

Currently held offices

• Member, Women and Equalities Committee (since 11 Sep 2017)
• Member, Panel of Chairs (since 22 Jun 2017)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Women and Equalities Committee (19 Dec 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Justice Committee (6 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Privacy and Injunctions (Joint Committee) (14 Jul 2011 to 12 Mar 2012)
• Member, Backbench Business Committee (29 Jun 2010 to 1 May 2012)
• Member, Panel of Chairs (28 Jun 2010 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee (12 Mar 2007 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (27 Feb 2006 to 30 Mar 2015)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Chris Leslie
• Marcus Fox
• Geoffrey Hirst
• Arthur Jones
• James Lockwood
• William Mackinder
• Henry Rae
• Oswald Partington
• Percy Illingworth
• James Flannery
• William Byles
• Joseph Craven

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Health and Social Care (National Data Guardian) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Chairman, Trade Bill Committee (5 out of 8)
• Chairman, Energy BILL Committee (3 out of 14)
• Chairman, Serious Crime Bill Committee (3 out of 7)
• Chairman, Mesothelioma Bill Committee (3 out of 4)
• Leasehold Reform (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Chairman, Growth and Infrastructure Bill Committee (7 out of 14)
• Temporary and Agency Workers (Equal Treatment) Bill Committee (1 out of 3)
• Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Concessionary Bus Travel Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Racial and Religious Hatred Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Merchant Shipping (Pollution) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 86 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs. See all Philip Davies’s speeches
• Has received answers to 381 written questions in the last year — well above 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 80.54% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below 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.
• 179 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Philip Davies’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1489 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)