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Wayne David

Labour Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Caerphilly · in Parliament since 7 June 2001

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
68.5%
732 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
39 meetings attended
Debate contributions
283
in the 7 year window
Written questions
149
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Wayne David is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Labour MP for Caerphilly, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Caerphilly6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times
Caerphilly7 June 20016 May 2010Elected 2 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour7 June 200130 May 2024

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Shadow Minister (Middle East and North Africa)Opposition5 September 202330 May 2024
Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)Opposition2 September 20204 December 2021
Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)Opposition10 April 20202 September 2020
Shadow Minister (Defence) (Armed Forces and Defence Procurement)Opposition12 October 201616 January 2020
Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office)Opposition1 July 201527 June 2016
Shadow Minister (Justice)Opposition1 July 201527 June 2016
Shadow Minister (Scotland)Opposition1 July 201527 June 2016
Shadow Minister (Justice) (Political and Constitutional Reform)Opposition11 October 20117 October 2013
Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)Opposition8 October 20107 October 2011
Shadow Minister (Wales)Opposition12 May 20108 October 2010
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Wales Office)Government5 October 20086 May 2010
Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)Government2 July 20075 October 2008
Member, Labour Party National Executive CommitteeOther1 August 199431 July 1998

Voting participation

Participation rate
68.5%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
732

429th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Wayne David voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 71.1%71.1%2021: 80.2%80.2%2022: 69.3%69.3%2023: 56.6%56.6%2024: 64.6%64.6%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
202412782 64.6%
2023256145 56.6%
2022251174 69.3%
2021242194 80.2%
2020190135 71.1%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068732 68.5%

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
283
Written questions
149
Oral questions
9
Early day motions
2
Bills sponsored
1
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
39

joint 386th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Wayne David: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year01325385020192020: 414120202021: 464620212022: 282820222023: 202020232024: 1414202420252026
Oral questions per year
Wayne David: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.020192020: 0020202021: 2220212022: 4420222023: 1120232024: 22202420252026
Early day motions per year
Wayne David: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0.00.51.01.52.020192020: 0020202021: 0020212022: 0020222023: 2220232024: 00202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 38 15 14 2 0 0 0
2023 81 32 20 1 2 1 0
2022 84 45 28 4 0 0 0
2021 42 27 46 2 0 0 0
2020 38 25 41 0 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% · Labour average 99.5%

Committee membership history

6 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
283
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
144
distinct debates

joint 369th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Wayne David: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year025507510020192020: 383820202021: 424220212022: 848420222023: 818120232024: 3838202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Wayne David: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year01325385020192020: 252520202021: 272720212022: 454520222023: 323220232024: 1515202420252026

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. 1994

    • – Appointed: Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee

  2. 1998

    • – Left role: Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee

  3. 2001

    • – Became MP for Caerphilly
    • – Joined Labour

  4. 2007

    • – Joined Welsh Affairs Committee
    • – Appointed: Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)

  5. 2008

    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Wales Office)
    • – Left role: Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)

  6. 2010

    • – Became MP for Caerphilly
    • – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Wales Office)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Wales)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)
    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Wales)

  7. 2011

    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Justice) (Political and Constitutional Reform)

  8. 2013

    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Justice) (Political and Constitutional Reform)

  9. 2015

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Justice)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Scotland)

  10. 2016

    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office)
    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Justice)
    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Scotland)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Defence) (Armed Forces and Defence Procurement)

  11. 2020

    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Defence) (Armed Forces and Defence Procurement)
    • – Joined Defence Committee
    • – Joined Defence Sub-Committee
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)
    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)

  12. 2021

    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)

  13. 2022

    • – Joined Welsh Grand Committee
    • – Joined Welsh Affairs Committee
    • – Joined Speaker's Conference (2022)

  14. 2023

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Middle East and North Africa)

  15. 2024

    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Middle East and North Africa)
    • – 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.