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Mr David Jones

Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Clwyd West · in Parliament since 5 May 2005

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
84.6%
904 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
257 meetings attended
Debate contributions
183
in the 7 year window
Written questions
217
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

The Rt Hon Mr David Jones is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Clwyd West, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Clwyd West6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times
Clwyd West5 May 20056 May 2010Elected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative5 May 200530 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
City of Chester
Conwy

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Minister of State (Department for Exiting the European Union)Government17 July 201612 June 2017
Secretary of State for WalesGovernment6 September 201215 July 2014
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Wales Office)Government17 May 20106 September 2012
Shadow Minister (Wales)Opposition8 November 20066 May 2010

Voting participation

Participation rate
84.6%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
904

93rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Mr David Jones voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 95.3%95.3%2021: 90.1%90.1%2022: 79.3%79.3%2023: 77.3%77.3%2024: 83.5%83.5%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2024127106 83.5%
2023256198 77.3%
2022251199 79.3%
2021242218 90.1%
2020190181 95.3%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068904 84.6%

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
183
Written questions
217
Oral questions
13
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
257

joint 327th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Mr David Jones: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year025507510020192020: 494920202021: 707020212022: 454520222023: 363620232024: 1717202420252026
Oral questions per year
Mr David Jones: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year03581020192020: 1120202021: 7720212022: 4420222023: 0020232024: 11202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 24 18 17 1 0 0 0
2023 27 23 36 0 0 0 0
2022 67 35 45 4 0 0 0
2021 27 24 70 7 0 0 0
2020 38 34 49 1 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

1 bill committee served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
183
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
134
distinct debates

481st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Mr David Jones: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year025507510020192020: 383820202021: 272720212022: 676720222023: 272720232024: 2424202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Mr David Jones: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year01325385020192020: 343420202021: 242420212022: 353520222023: 232320232024: 1818202420252026

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. 2005

    • – Became MP for Clwyd West
    • – Joined Conservative

  2. 2006

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Wales)

  3. 2010

    • – Became MP for Clwyd West
    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Wales)
    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Wales Office)

  4. 2012

    • – Appointed: Secretary of State for Wales
    • – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Wales Office)

  5. 2014

    • – Left role: Secretary of State for Wales

  6. 2015

    • – Joined Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

  7. 2016

    • – Appointed: Minister of State (Department for Exiting the European Union)

  8. 2017

    • – Left role: Minister of State (Department for Exiting the European Union)
    • – Joined Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
    • – Joined European Scrutiny Committee

  9. 2020

    • – Joined European Scrutiny Committee
    • – Joined Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

  10. 2022

    • – Joined Welsh Grand Committee

  11. 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.