Dr James Davies

Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Vale of Clwyd · in Parliament since 12 December 2019

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
91.7%
979 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
167 meetings attended
Debate contributions
336
in the 7 year window
Written questions
94
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Dr James Davies is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Vale of Clwyd, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Vale of Clwyd7 May 201530 May 2024Elected 2 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative7 May 201530 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Clwyd East
Vale of Clwyd

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Wales Office)Government27 October 202213 November 2023

Voting participation

Participation rate
91.7%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
979

11th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Dr James Davies voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 94.7%94.7%2021: 91.7%91.7%2022: 90.4%90.4%2023: 94.5%94.5%2024: 83.5%83.5%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2024127106 83.5%
2023256242 94.5%
2022251227 90.4%
2021242222 91.7%
2020190180 94.7%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068979 91.7%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
336
Written questions
94
Oral questions
66
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
167

joint 453rd of 650 current MPs (4 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Dr James Davies: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year01325385020192020: 444420202021: 292920212022: 181820222023: 0020232024: 33202420252026
Oral questions per year
Dr James Davies: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0613192520192020: 151520202021: 242420212022: 161620222023: 0020232024: 1111202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 25 17 3 11 0 0 0
2023 93 29 0 0 0 0 0
2022 68 40 18 16 0 0 0
2021 90 53 29 24 0 0 0
2020 60 48 44 15 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (489 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Conservative average 99.9%

Committee membership history

3 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
336
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
187
distinct debates

joint 324th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Dr James Davies: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year025507510020192020: 606020202021: 909020212022: 686820222023: 939320232024: 2525202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Dr James Davies: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year025507510020192020: 484820202021: 535320212022: 404020222023: 292920232024: 1717202420252026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2015

    • – Became MP for Vale of Clwyd
    • – Joined Conservative
    • – Joined Health and Social Care Committee
  2. 2020

    • – Joined Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
    • – Joined Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
    • – Joined Health and Social Care Committee
  3. 2022

    • – Joined Welsh Grand Committee
    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Wales Office)
  4. 2023

    • – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Wales Office)
    • – Joined Science and Technology Committee (Commons)
  5. 2024

    • – Left the House of Commons (Dissolution)

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.