Glyn Davies’s voting in Parliament

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

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

• Glyn Davies voted against investigations into the Iraq war, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes
• Glyn 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 Glyn Davies’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Glyn Davies’s full vote analysis page for more.

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

Last updated: 19 Dec 2018

Recent appearances

• Public Bill Committee: Overseas Electors Bill: Offence of registering to vote as overseas elector in more than one constituency 14 Nov 2018

  This may be traditional but it is not just a tradition: I really do want to thank everybody who has played a part in the Committee stage. There has been a huge amount of detail. I have been resistant to a lot of the amendments tabled, but I have tried to listen carefully to everything that has been said about them. A lot of good points have been made. It has certainly expanded hugely my...

• Public Bill Committee: Overseas Electors Bill: Offence of registering to vote as overseas elector in more than one constituency 14 Nov 2018

  I can only, almost parrot-like, repeat the comments that I have made on so many amendments. I understand the thought process behind the proposed new clauses, but I feel that they are unnecessary. Voting in two places is against the law and I do not see any point in creating a huge new database, because that is unnecessary to achieving the Bill’s objectives. I was impressed to hear my hon....

• Public Bill Committee: Overseas Electors Bill: Offence of registering to vote as overseas elector in more than one constituency 14 Nov 2018

  That might lead some people to have a pretty negative view of Chester, but I do not share that view. I like Chester, have been there quite often and always feel very safe. I do not think that the proposed new clauses are necessary. The issues are already covered and I hope that the hon. Member for Nottingham North will withdraw the motion.

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Profile

Conservative MP for Montgomeryshire

Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2010 — General election

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @GlynDavies
• https://facebook.com/glyndaviesmont

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Glyn Davies campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

• Health
• Energy and Climate Change
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Department of Health
• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Wind Power
• Organs: Donors
• Bovine Tuberculosis
• Incontinence
• Palliative Care

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Environmental Audit Committee (4 Dec 2017 to 4 Jun 2018)
• Member, Welsh Affairs Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 22 Oct 2018)
• Member, Environmental Audit Committee (31 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Welsh Affairs Committee (25 Apr 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Energy and Climate Change Committee (8 Jul 2015 to 17 Oct 2016)
• Member, Welsh Affairs Committee (5 Nov 2012 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Welsh Affairs Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 2 Nov 2010)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Lembit Öpik
• Emlyn Hooson
• Clement Davies
• David Davies
• Arthur Humphreys-Owen
• Stuart Rendel
• Charles Wynn
• Herbert Wynn
• Charles Wynn

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Overseas Electors Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Farriers (Registration) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Public Bodies Bill Committee (8 out of 8)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 8 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs. See all Glyn Davies’s speeches
• Has received answers to 2 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 92.15% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 111 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Glyn Davies’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 218 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)