A selection of Chris Davies's votes

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• Voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2016
• Almost always voted for a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 19 votes for, 0 votes against, 4 absences, between 2015–2016
• Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2015–2016
• Consistently voted for a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2015–2016
• Almost always voted against paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 0 votes for, 6 votes against, 2 absences, between 2015–2016
• Almost always voted against more EU integration Show votes 12 votes for, 54 votes against, 4 absences, between 2016–2019

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Recent appearances

• Health and Social Care: Male Suicide 18 Jun 2019

  A few weeks ago, I held a debate in this Chamber on the subject of suicide in the farming community. What are my hon. Friend’s plans to improve the mental health of males under 40 in rural areas?

• Animals 5 Jun 2019

  As chairman of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, my hon. Friend led an excellent investigation and inquiry into puppy farming. He raises a particularly strong point. The criminal element in this and every other country will find a vacuum. If we rightly constrain the breeding, there will be a deficit between the number of people wanting puppies and the amount that we can...

• Animals 5 Jun 2019

  There is a name the hon. Gentleman has missed out, which is Marc Abraham, who has been right behind this campaign. We heard from the Minister that he is a vet of distinction, and he really has led this campaign from the front. I would like the Opposition Front Bencher to pay him credit. As the hon. Gentleman has mentioned the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the...

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Former Conservative MP for Brecon and Radnorshire

Entered the House of Commons on 8 May 2015 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 21 June 2019 — Removed from office by a recall petition

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Social Media

• @ChrisDavies_MP
• https://facebook.com/chrisdaviesmp

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Chris Davies campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• HM Treasury
• Cabinet Office
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Department for Transport
• Females: Voting Rights
• Climate Change Levy
• Parking Offences: Pedestrian Areas
• Israel: Palestinians
• Government: Internet

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Public Accounts Committee (22 Oct 2018 to 21 Jun 2019)
• Member, Backbench Business Committee (23 Oct 2017 to 23 Apr 2018)
• Member, Welsh Affairs Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 21 Jun 2019)
• Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Sub-Committee (10 Feb 2016 to 22 Mar 2017)
• Member, Welsh Affairs Committee (13 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (8 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Roger Williams
• Richard Livsey

Future MPs in this constituency

• Jane Dodds

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Civil Liability Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Agriculture Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
• Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Pension Schemes Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• ACCESS TO MEDICAL TREATMENTS (INNOVATION) BILL Committee (1 out of 1)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 31 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all Chris Davies’s speeches
• Has received answers to 1 written question 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 94.08% 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 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 81 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 77 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)