Rt Hon David Davis, MP for Goole and Pocklington
David Davis has been an MP since 1987.
Roles and committees
Posts held in government or opposition, and committee seats, as Parliament records them.
In government
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union (Department for Exiting the European Union ) | 2016 to 2018 | |
| Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) | 1994 to 1997 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary (Duchy of Lancaster Office) (Duchy of Lancaster Office) | 1993 to 1994 | |
| Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (Whips Office (Commons)) | 1990 to 1993 |
In opposition
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State (Home Office) | 2003 to 2008 | |
| Shadow Lord Chancellor and Shadow Secretary of State for Justice (also Shadow Minister for London) (Ministry of Justice) | 2002 to 2003 | |
| Shadow Minister without Portfolio (HM Official Opposition) | 2001 to 2002 |
Committees
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Bill | 2024 | |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | 1997 to 2001 | |
| Public Accounts Committee | 1997 to 2001 |
Political Interests
Source: UK Parliament Members API · Parliament’s own page
Declared interests
MPs must publish certain paid work, gifts, donations and other interests. This is a record of what they declared, not a suggestion that anything is wrong.
David Davis has 9 interests currently registered.
| Type | What was registered | Registered |
|---|---|---|
| Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP | Trailfinders Ltd - £55,000.00 | 10 Aug 2026 |
| Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP | Allamhouse Limited - £25,000.00 | 10 Aug 2026 |
| Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP | Flowidea Limited - £5,000.00 | 7 Jul 2026 |
| Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP | Neil Record - £5,000.00 | 6 Jul 2026 |
| Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP | IPGL Ltd - £5,000.00 | 6 Jul 2026 |
| Miscellaneous | Director of Big Brother Watch Ltd. This is an unpaid role. | 14 Jan 2025 |
| Miscellaneous | Unremunerated board member, New City Network (London) Ltd; a not-for-profit think tank aiming to develop ideas and research on financial services policy. | 17 Apr 2023 |
| Employment and earnings - Ongoing paid employment | Agreement starting 01 December 2019 - £33,900.00 | 9 Jan 2020 |
| Employment and earnings | Member of the Advisory Board of THI Holdings GmbH, Eberhardstrasse 65, 70173 Stuttgart | – |
Source: Register of Members’ Financial Interests · Parliament’s own page
Questions
MPs can ask ministers questions in writing. The questions show what an MP is working on, which votes cannot.
David Davis asked 89 written questions in the last 12 months.
Who they asked
Latest questions
Source: Written Questions API · Updated 4 Oct 2026
Expenses
MPs claim back money for running an office and working in two places. An independent body, IPSA, publishes every claim. This is what was paid in 2025-26.
112 claims. For comparison, across the 657 MPs in IPSA’s file the middle MP was paid £18,469 and the average was £19,699.
Source: IPSA, individual business costs data · About this data
Election result and area
David Davis represents Goole and Pocklington. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.
Conservative
votes ahead of second place
of people who could vote did
David Davis won with 38% of the votes, and Liam Draycott (Labour) came second with 31%.
Votes for each party
Every candidate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Davis | Conservative | 18,981 | 38.2% |
| Liam Draycott | Labour | 15,409 | 31.0% |
| Rich Kelly | Reform UK | 9,054 | 18.2% |
| Dale Needham | Liberal Democrat | 3,380 | 6.8% |
| Angela Stone | Green Party | 2,451 | 4.9% |
| Shona Wade | Independent | 467 | 0.9% |
2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.
Your area at a glance
Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.
How they vote
In the last 12 months David Davis took part in 134 Commons votes.
More detail on how they vote
David Davis voted the same way as their party in 132 of the 132 votes where parties gave instructions (100%), and went the other way in 0.
What does this mean?
Parties tell their MPs how to vote. Most MPs usually follow that. A high or low count says nothing on its own about whether an MP is good or bad, and we do not rank MPs by it. We only count votes where parties gave instructions, not free votes. How we count it
Recent votes
| Date | Vote | They voted | Compared with party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep | End of life for terminally ill adults: the first main vote | For | Free vote |
| 11 Sep | A vote to end a debate | For | Free vote |
| 14 Jul | Accountability of public officials: a proposed change | For | Same as party |
| 14 Jul | Accountability of public officials: a proposed change | For | Same as party |
| 13 Jul | Immigration and asylum: an attempt to block it | For | Same as party |
| 6 Jul | Threats to national security from other states: changes from the House of Lords | Against | Same as party |
See every vote on Parliament’s site
Has this changed over time?
View data table
| Month | This MP | Party average |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Nov 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Dec 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Jan 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Feb 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Mar 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Apr 26 | 100% | 100% |
| May 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Jun 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Jul 26 | 100% | 100% |
Source: Commons Votes API
This page states what the record shows. It does not say why an MP voted as they did. How we calculate this