At a glanceDavid Davis is a Conservative MP for Goole and Pocklington, and has represented the seat for 18 years. They have cast 278 votes in Commons divisions (48% attendance), tabled 738 written questions and registered 7 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; David Davis did not vote in 297. A rebellion is a vote against the way most of their own party voted; free votes, where no party line applies, are left out.
Party-loyalty figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Biography
Current roles
- Goole and Pocklington Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
- Conservative Party since 11 Jun 1987
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Sir Oliver Dowden
Conservative
100.0% · 225 of 225 shared votes
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James Cartlidge
Conservative
99.6% · 240 of 241 shared votes
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James Wild
Conservative
99.5% · 220 of 221 shared votes
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Victoria Atkins
Conservative
99.5% · 207 of 208 shared votes
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Sir Mel Stride
Conservative
99.5% · 198 of 199 shared votes
Votes least like
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Michael Shanks
Labour
0.0% · 0 of 185 shared votes
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Barry Gardiner
Labour
0.0% · 0 of 164 shared votes
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Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
Labour
0.0% · 0 of 84 shared votes
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Ms Julie Minns
Labour
0.4% · 1 of 259 shared votes
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Lola McEvoy
Labour
0.4% · 1 of 249 shared votes
Alignment figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Register of financial interests
From the official Register; shown as registered.
Employment and earnings1
- Member of the Advisory Board of THI Holdings GmbH, Eberhardstrasse 65, 70173 Stuttgart
Employment and earnings - Ongoing paid employment1
- Agreement starting 01 December 2019 - £33,900.00 (registered 9 Jan 2020)
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP3
- Flowidea Limited - £5,000.00 (registered 7 Jul 2026)
- IPGL Ltd - £5,000.00 (registered 6 Jul 2026)
- Neil Record - £5,000.00 (registered 6 Jul 2026)
Miscellaneous2
- Director of Big Brother Watch Ltd. This is an unpaid role. (registered 14 Jan 2025)
- Unremunerated board member, New City Network (London) Ltd; a not-for-profit think tank aiming to develop ideas and research on financial services policy. (registered 17 Apr 2023)
Written questions
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the number of specific licences granted by the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation under the category of legal fees that permitted the use of frozen assets to (a) in
Answer · 15 Jul 2026
The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation does not hold data in a form that would allow it to identify how many legal fees licences have been granted permitting the use of frozen assets to fund legal action against UK citizens or residents. Followi...
Arrests: EU Countries
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals were arrested and charged in the UK on the basis of information provided from European law enforcement databases in each year between 2010 and 2019.
Answer · 9 Jul 2026
Law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom make use of a range of domestic and international information sources when preventing, detecting and investigating crime, including information provided from European law enforcement databases. However, neith...
Electronic Equipment: Waste Disposal
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the volume of electronic waste generated annually by the premature withdrawal of software and cloud infrastructure support for functional hardw
Answer · 24 Jun 2026
Defra does not have an assessment of the volume of electronic waste generated as a result of the withdrawal of support. Defra takes electronic waste seriously. Electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) is regulated to incentivise reduction in the amount o...
Consumer Goods: Software
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will introduce mandatory minimum service and functionality periods for smart home devices to prevent sudden product obsolescence.
Answer · 24 Jun 2026
The department considers the current consumer protection framework to be adequate in providing protection against unfair practices.Under the Consumer Rights Act 2015, goods or digital content must be of satisfactory quality, fit for a particular purpose a...
Consumer Goods: Software
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of consumer protection legislation regarding forced obsolescence where manufacturers intentionally terminate (a) software and (b) cloud infrastructure requir
Answer · 24 Jun 2026
The department considers the current consumer protection framework to be adequate in providing protection against unfair practices.Under the Consumer Rights Act 2015, goods or digital content must be of satisfactory quality, fit for a particular purpose a...
Unpaid Taxes
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have been allowed to pay taxes late without penalty in each of the last five years.
Answer · 21 May 2026
HM Revenue and Customs does not hold centrally a dataset that identifies how many individuals have been allowed to pay taxes late without incurring a penalty in each of the last five years.
NHS Humber Health Partnership: Leadership
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the (a) advice and (b) approval that was given by NHS England in regard to (i) former CEO Jonathan Lofthouse leaving the Humber Health Partnership, (ii) for
Answer · 20 May 2026
Appointment and leaving decisions are primarily a matter for Humber Health Partnership or individuals in, or entering into, a contractual relationship with Humber Health Partnership.Accountability for recruitment decisions sits within the local trust. Con...
Jonathan Lofthouse
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which public body is paying the salary of Jonathan Lofthouse, director of turnaround and recovery for NHS England’s North East and Yorkshire region; and what salary is being paid to Mr Lofthouse.
Answer · 1 Jun 2026
The individual is being paid by Health Humber Partnership on their existing salary. This information is in the public domain, disclosed in Humber Health Partnership organisation’s Annual Report and Accounts. The salary is £290,275.
Early day motions
| 10 Mar 2020 | Automation and the future of work | 9 sig. |
| 18 Jun 2015 | DRONES AND THE 2015 STRATEGIC DEFENCE AND SECURITY REVIEW | 26 sig. |
| 19 Apr 2012 | FREEDOM OF SPEECH FOR HON. MEMBERS | 153 sig. |
| 19 Apr 2006 | KARL BUSHBY | 53 sig. |
| 12 Oct 2005 | VOTING RIGHTS FOR PRISONERS | 71 sig. |
| 24 May 2005 | UNIVERSITY OF HULL AND YORK DENTAL SCHOOL BID | 30 sig. |
Speeches in the chamber
16 Jul 2026 Thirlwall Inquiry Terms of Reference
This is my third debate on the general issue of Lucy Letby, and I remind the House of what I have said before: justice must never be sacrificed for institutional self-preservation. We are awaiting the publication of the Thirlwall inquiry’s…
16 Jul 2026 Sir David Amess Summer Adjournment
Last month’s sentencing of Nicola Sturgeon’s husband exposed the real reasons behind the Scottish Government’s persecution of Alex Salmond. From 2010 to 2022, Peter Murrell abused his position to embezzle almost £500,000 from the SNP to bu…
19 May 2026 Lord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address
On a point of order, given that this applies directly to the Minster, I draw the House’s attention to the motion tabled by the now Prime Minister on 4 December 2018 following non-compliance with a previous Humble Address. It starts: “Th…
19 May 2026 Lord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address
I press the Minister on his lack of answer to my right hon. Friend the Member for South Holland and The Deepings (Sir John Hayes). When it became apparent that Mandelson posed an obvious and serious security risk to the state, it was said…
13 May 2026 Debate on the Address
That is absolutely right. My concern is that the reason we have so many excess deaths is not poor doctors or poor nurses, but poor management. We have really, really poor national health service management. To put it starkly, poor manageme…
13 May 2026 Debate on the Address
I will be careful how I answer the right hon. Member because I have an interest to declare here: I have a disabled grandchild, and her mother is one of the people who suffers the stress he talked about. As I say, we need a humane system th…
13 May 2026 Debate on the Address
I think the answer to the question is, “No, it didn’t,” but the hon. Member should be aware that it was only two months ago that a Labour Member described me as the MP who is never knowingly on message, which is a label I espouse—I do not …
13 May 2026 Debate on the Address
It is interesting, because the hon. Member’s Government and his Secretary of State have claimed, “All these green policies are reducing the cost of our energy. Not using oil and gas is reducing the cost of energy.” What is the consequence?…
13 May 2026 Debate on the Address
No, not for the moment. Neither does it explain the increase in borrowing costs, which are higher than any other G7 country’s and virtually double Japan’s. That is nobody’s fault but the Chancellor’s, and the horrific consequences for o…
13 May 2026 Debate on the Address
During the privileges debate, I told the House that I had hoped, a couple of years ago, that the Prime Minister would make a success of his new job. Unfortunately, this House is now debating against the backdrop of a Labour psychodrama, bu…
13 May 2026 Debate on the Address
That is pretty obvious.
13 May 2026 Debate on the Address
The Prime Minister quite rightly prioritises the defence of the country. We have depended for decades on the courage, honour and loyalty of our soldiers. However, some of our best units are now losing soldiers, because this Government are …
28 Apr 2026 Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of Privileges
In a debate about misleading the House, it makes me wonder when Members of this House accuse others of not voting on a motion that did not lead to a vote, so I will not take an intervention. I will certainly not take an intervention from t…
28 Apr 2026 Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of Privileges
My right hon. Friend is exactly right. Indeed, it is worse than that, because this post is the nexus of the entire Five Eyes intelligence co-operation. Our service is not like that of the Americans. In the American embassy, the CIA is free…
28 Apr 2026 Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of Privileges
That is entirely true, and in fact, the current Trump Administration made the same point to the Government before the nomination of Peter Mandelson. That perverse logic led to the most obviously unwise public appointment in modern times…
28 Apr 2026 Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of Privileges
Sometimes the wisdom of the House is crystallised in the comments of us ordinary Back Benchers. That was particularly evident today in the brave speech of the hon. Member for South Shields (Emma Lewell) and, indeed, the intervention of the…
27 Apr 2026 Northern Ireland Troubles Bill (Carry-over)
No, but it is simply the rule that in Northern Ireland, it is easier to get legal aid for these issues. I can see that there was a reason for that in the past, but it has, in effect, perverted the course of justice in a case where soldiers…
27 Apr 2026 Northern Ireland Troubles Bill (Carry-over)
I draw the attention of the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and, given what I am going to say, to the fact that I was a trustee of the SAS Regimental Association for two decades up until a few years ago. …
27 Apr 2026 Points of Order
On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. This is a rather more mundane point of order. Last Thursday, my website, provided by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, was compromised. Malicious links were inserted, redirecting …
23 Apr 2026 Business of the House
St George’s day is certainly a day to celebrate patriotism. This morning, The Daily Telegraph reported that the Attorney General, when he was in private practice, voluntarily gave advice on the pursuit of British soldiers over alleged war …
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Government posts
- Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union · Department for Exiting the European Union 13 Jul 2016 – 8 Jul 2018
- Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) · Foreign and Commonwealth Office 20 Jul 1994 – 2 May 1997
- Parliamentary Secretary (Duchy of Lancaster Office) · Duchy of Lancaster Office 27 May 1993 – 19 Jul 1994
- Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) · HM Treasury 3 Dec 1990 – 27 May 1993
Opposition posts
- Shadow Secretary of State (Home Office) 10 Nov 2003 – 12 Jun 2008
- Shadow Lord Chancellor and Shadow Secretary of State for Justice (also Shadow Minister for London) · Ministry of Justice 23 Jul 2002 – 10 Nov 2003
- Shadow Minister without Portfolio · HM Official Opposition 18 Sep 2001 – 23 Jul 2002
Committee memberships
- Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Bill 1 May 2024 – 8 May 2024
- Liaison Committee (Commons) 30 Oct 1997 – 11 May 2001
- Public Accounts Committee · Chair 25 Jul 1997 – 11 May 2001
Previous seats
- Haltemprice and Howden · Elected 4 times 6 May 2010 – 30 May 2024
- Haltemprice and Howden · Elected 4 times 1 May 1997 – 6 May 2010
- Boothferry · Elected 2 times 11 Jun 1987 – 1 May 1997
Expenses
Contact & offices
020 7219 5900
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
83 Pasture Road, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 6BP
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about David Davis, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is David Davis?
David Davis is a Member of Parliament representing Goole and Pocklington in the House of Commons. See David Davis's official Parliament profile.
Which party does David Davis represent?
David Davis sits as Conservative. See David Davis's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does David Davis represent?
David Davis is the Member of Parliament for Goole and Pocklington. See David Davis's official Parliament profile.
How long has David Davis been an MP?
David Davis has served in the House of Commons for 18 years. See David Davis's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for David Davis?
David Davis has 7 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See David Davis's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.