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Sir Philip Davies

Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Shipley · in Parliament since 5 May 2005

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
58.8%
628 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
63 meetings attended
Debate contributions
273
in the 7 year window
Written questions
848
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Sir Philip Davies is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Shipley, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Shipley6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times
Shipley5 May 20056 May 2010Elected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative5 May 200530 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Shipley
Colne Valley

Voting participation

Participation rate
58.8%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
628

joint 564th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Sir Philip Davies voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 0.0%0.0%2020: 67.9%67.9%2021: 74.0%74.0%2022: 50.6%50.6%2023: 44.5%44.5%2024: 62.2%62.2%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
202412779 62.2%
2023256114 44.5%
2022251127 50.6%
2021242179 74.0%
2020190129 67.9%
201920 0.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068628 58.8%

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
273
Written questions
848
Oral questions
24
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
1
Petitions presented
5
Committee meetings attended
63

102nd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Sir Philip Davies: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year012525037550020192020: 35435420202021: 23723720212022: 11311320222023: 999920232024: 4545202420252026
Oral questions per year
Sir Philip Davies: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0510152020192020: 3320202021: 6620212022: 3320222023: 111120232024: 11202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 67 18 45 1 0 0 5
2023 98 41 99 11 0 0 0
2022 40 19 113 3 0 0 0
2021 38 23 237 6 0 1 0
2020 30 25 354 3 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

2 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
273
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
126
distinct debates

381st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Sir Philip Davies: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year025507510020192020: 303020202021: 383820212022: 404020222023: 989820232024: 6767202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Sir Philip Davies: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year01325385020192020: 252520202021: 232320212022: 191920222023: 414120232024: 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 Shipley
    • – Joined Conservative

  2. 2010

    • – Became MP for Shipley
    • – Joined Panel of Chairs

  3. 2016

    • – Joined Women and Equalities Committee

  4. 2017

    • – Joined Panel of Chairs
    • – Joined Women and Equalities Committee

  5. 2019

    • – Joined Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee

  6. 2020

    • – Joined Panel of Chairs
    • – Joined Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
    • – Joined Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and Disinformation

  7. 2021

    • – Joined Women and Equalities Committee

  8. 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.