Member of Parliament
Mims Davies
Conservative MP for East Grinstead and Uckfield
Shadow Minister (Women)·Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
At a glanceMims Davies is a Conservative MP for East Grinstead and Uckfield, and has represented the seat for 11 years, 2 months. They currently serve as Shadow Minister (Women). They have cast 446 votes in Commons divisions (78% attendance), tabled 462 written questions and registered 2 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Mims Davies did not vote in 129. 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
She currently undertakes the roles of Shadow Minister (Women), and Shadow Secretary of State for Wales.
Current roles
- Shadow Minister (Women) Opposition post · Department for Education since 6 Nov 2024
- Shadow Secretary of State for Wales Opposition post · Wales Office since 5 Nov 2024
- East Grinstead and Uckfield Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
- Conservative Party since 7 May 2015
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Damian Hinds
Conservative
100.0% · 423 of 423 shared votes
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Edward Argar
Conservative
100.0% · 418 of 418 shared votes
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Dr Andrew Murrison
Conservative
100.0% · 418 of 418 shared votes
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Sir Julian Lewis
Conservative
100.0% · 412 of 412 shared votes
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Stuart Andrew
Conservative
100.0% · 412 of 412 shared votes
Votes least like
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Michael Payne
Labour
0.8% · 3 of 356 shared votes
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Emily Thornberry
Labour
0.9% · 2 of 232 shared votes
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Kerry McCarthy
Labour
1.0% · 4 of 385 shared votes
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Bambos Charalambous
Labour
1.2% · 4 of 343 shared votes
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Christian Wakeford
Labour
1.3% · 5 of 383 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.
Land and property (within or outside the UK)1
- Property in Mid-Sussex (registered 5 Jun 2015)
Miscellaneous1
- A regular volunteer radio presenter of a retro weekend show for the local community radio station, Mid Sussex Radio (previously Burgess Hill Radio). (registered 18 Nov 2021)
Written questions
Scotland Office: Members
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many surgeries Ministers in his Department have held for hon. Members (a) between July 2024 and January 2025 and (b) since January 2025.
Answer · 21 Jul 2026
Scotland Office Ministers meet regularly with Members of Parliament to discuss a wide range of issues relating to their departmental responsibilities.For the purpose of this PQ, we have taken ‘surgeries’ to mean meetings or briefings with MPs where extern...
Northern Ireland Office: Members
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many surgeries Ministers in his Department have held for hon. Members (a) between July 2024 and January 2025 and (b) since January 2025.
Answer · 20 Jul 2026
Northern Ireland Office Ministers meet regularly with Members of Parliament to discuss a wide range of issues relating to departmental responsibilities and matters of interest to constituents.
Ministry of Justice: Members
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many surgeries Ministers in his Department have held for hon. Members (a) between July 2024 and January 2025 and (b) since January 2025.
Answer · 17 Jul 2026
Justice Ministers meet regularly with Members of Parliament to discuss a wide range of issues relating to their departmental responsibilities and matters of interest to constituents. The information requested is not centrally held.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Members
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many MP surgeries have Ministers in his Department had with MPs (a) in the period July 2024 to January 2025 and (b) since January 2025.
Answer · 16 Jul 2026
Ministers in the Department take their responsibilities to Parliament seriously and regularly engage with members from across the House on a range of issues. The specific information in the format requested, however, is not held centrally.
Ministry of Defence: Members
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many MP surgeries have Ministers in his Department had with MPs (a) in the period July 2024 to January 2025 and (b) since January 2025.
Answer · 17 Jul 2026
The information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Cabinet Office: Members
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many MP surgeries have Ministers in his Department had with MPs (a) in the period July 2024 to January 2025 and (b) since January 2025.
Awaiting an answer from the Cabinet Office.
Attorney General's Office: Members
To ask the Solicitor General, how many MP surgeries have Ministers in his Department had with MPs (a) in the period July 2024 to January 2025 and (b) since January 2025.
Answer · 20 Jul 2026
Ministers in AGO have had 60 MP surgeries from July 2024 – July 2026 inclusive.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Members
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many MP surgeries have Ministers in her Department had with MPs (a) in the period July 2024 to January 2025 and (b) since January 2025.
Awaiting an answer from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Speeches in the chamber
16 Jul 2026 Local Government Reorganisation
What chaos in Sussex! The West Sussex decision has been delayed, and splitting East Sussex is okay according to the Secretary of State. My constituency is the only one that covers both East and West Sussex in its current form. It is a dog’…
15 Jul 2026 Regional Accents and Social Mobility
It is a pleasure to listen to and take part in this debate on behalf of His Majesty’s loyal Opposition, and it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. I congratulate the hon. Member for Leigh and Atherton (Jo Platt) on s…
1 Jul 2026 Draft Government of Wales Act 2006 (Increase of Capital Borrowing Limits) Order 2026
I thank the Minister for giving way; she is being very generous to us all. I just want to reiterate the point about accountability. Between the announcement of this measure in the autumn Budget, and its publication on 2 June and the Minist…
1 Jul 2026 Draft Government of Wales Act 2006 (Increase of Capital Borrowing Limits) Order 2026
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this afternoon, Mrs Harris, and a privilege to respond on behalf of His Majesty’s loyal Opposition on a subject that could hardly be more timely and important. There are a few issues; I …
29 Jun 2026 Asylum Accommodation
I have two issues affecting my constituency. As you will know, Madam Deputy Speaker, Crowborough camp affects the back of my constituency, and Copthorne hotel is close to Gatwick. The Minister, when I met him and the mayor of Uckfield, pro…
25 Jun 2026 Windrush Day
I believe the hon. Lady to be my friend as well. I completely agree with standing up to that abhorrent behaviour and to those seeking to divide us. It is right that we reflect on the discrimination that many of the Windrush generation felt…
25 Jun 2026 Windrush Day
Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker; it is always wonderful to see you in the Chair. Where to start? I always love this debate. I thank all hon. Members who have contributed to it. It is always a privilege to speak on behalf of His Majesty’…
25 Jun 2026 Draft Conversion Practices Bill
I thank the Minister for the brief sight of her statement and for her apology. Let me start by setting out a principle that I believe rightly commands support across this House: we must protect people from harm. Violence, abuse and coercio…
24 Jun 2026 Violence against Women and Girls
As a 16-year-old, Kate worked a summer at Harrods. In 2024, she told her story of being raped at work. Intimate medical examinations were carried out on women by senior Harrods staff and security. Hundreds of women’s attacks were silenced.…
18 Jun 2026 Infected Blood Compensation Scheme
It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Blyth and Ashington (Ian Lavery). Where to start? Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity to contribute on behalf of my constituents. I congratulate the hon. Member for Eltham and…
18 Jun 2026 Grooming Gangs: Independent Inquiry
I thank the Minister for her answer. It has been one year since Dame Louise Casey’s stark and deeply troubling review of group-based child sexual exploitation, known rightly as the rape gangs. She exposed what we now know was a culture of…
18 Jun 2026 Grooming Gangs: Independent Inquiry
(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will make a statement on the progress made since the publication of Dame Louise Casey’s review into group-based child sexual exploitation, and the impact of re…
17 Jun 2026 Economic Growth
The previous Welsh Labour Government spent more than £100 million developing plans for the M4 relief road, only to scrap the project before construction began. Congestion at the Brynglas tunnels continues to cause significant delays, hampe…
17 Jun 2026 Defence Spending
“Inadequate…failing…unable”. Those were the damning words used to describe this Labour Government’s approach to defence by the former Defence Secretary, the right hon. Member for Rawmarsh and Conisbrough (John Healey), after his dramatic r…
17 Jun 2026 Job Creation
Boarded-up windows, derelict buildings and deserted towns are increasingly common on high streets in Wales, as highlighted by North Wales Live and its readers. Our hospitality sector is being hollowed out thanks to Plaid Cymru and the last…
15 Jun 2026 Brain Cancer
My constituent from East Grinstead, Holly Vivian, an NHS nurse, is very concerned about late diagnosis, particularly given her own medical training, saying that she was concerned and was not diagnosed until she had her second child because…
8 Jun 2026 Water Companies
I know you have had your own issues with water, Madam Deputy Speaker. Given the dire ongoing issue with flies in Chailey, water outages due to heat, cold and storms, and a lack of confidence in infrastructure and drought planning, does the…
4 Jun 2026 Pride Month
No, I will conclude. There has been a lot of agreement in the Chamber, but let’s be real: it is not going to be universal—that is the reality of politics and life today. Let me reiterate the phrase “safe, fair and equal”—there should be…
4 Jun 2026 Pride Month
I am wearing my Conservative pride badge, so I am quite happy to wear a flag, as are many in our party. As I say, the Conservative party roundly believes in treating everyone equally before the law, regardless of race, sex or sexual orient…
4 Jun 2026 Pride Month
I am going to make the exact point that the hon. Lady raises in my later remarks, so I wholeheartedly agree with her. My colleagues have succeeded on merit, but, to the hon. Lady’s point, they were asked to step forward, be part of things …
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Government posts
- Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) · Department for Work and Pensions 12 Apr 2024 – 5 Jul 2024
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions) · Department for Work and Pensions 27 Oct 2022 – 12 Apr 2024
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) · Home Office 20 Sep 2022 – 27 Oct 2022
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions) · Department for Work and Pensions 25 Jul 2019 – 6 Jul 2022
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 5 Nov 2018 – 25 Jul 2019
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Wales Office) · Wales Office 26 Jul 2018 – 5 Nov 2018
- Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) · HM Treasury 9 Jan 2018 – 5 Nov 2018
Opposition posts
- Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities · Department for Education 8 Jul 2024 – 6 Nov 2024
Committee memberships
- Culture, Media and Sport Committee 21 Oct 2024 – 9 Dec 2024
- Child Support (Enforcement) Bill 22 Feb 2023 – 1 Mar 2023
- Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Bill 7 Dec 2022 – 14 Dec 2022
- Commons Reference Group on Representation and Inclusion 15 Nov 2016 – 23 Oct 2018
- Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee) 6 Nov 2017 – 5 Mar 2018
- Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee) 9 Nov 2015 – 3 May 2017
- Women and Equalities Committee 6 Jul 2015 – 19 Dec 2016
Previous seats
- Mid Sussex · Elected 1 time 12 Dec 2019 – 30 May 2024
- Eastleigh · Elected 2 times 7 May 2015 – 6 Nov 2019
Expenses
Contact & offices
020 7219 6853
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Mims Davies, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Mims Davies?
Mims Davies is a Member of Parliament representing East Grinstead and Uckfield in the House of Commons. See Mims Davies's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Mims Davies represent?
Mims Davies sits as Conservative. See Mims Davies's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Mims Davies represent?
Mims Davies is the Member of Parliament for East Grinstead and Uckfield. See Mims Davies's official Parliament profile.
How long has Mims Davies been an MP?
Mims Davies has served in the House of Commons for 11 years, 2 months. See Mims Davies's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Mims Davies?
Mims Davies has 2 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Mims Davies's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.