Voting Record — MPs for Vale of Clwyd

James Davies

Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).

Name	From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)
James Davies (show only their votes)	13 Dec 2019	30 May 2024	Con	3 votes out of 980, 0.3%	980 votes out of 1069, 91.7%
Chris Ruane (show only their votes)	9 Jun 2017	6 Nov 2019	Lab	1 vote out of 365, 0.3%	365 votes out of 463, 78.8%
James Davies (show only their votes)	8 May 2015	3 May 2017	Con	1 vote out of 379, 0.3%	379 votes out of 467, 81.2%
Chris Ruane (show only their votes)	6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Lab	1 vote out of 876, 0.1%	876 votes out of 1239, 70.7%
Chris Ruane (show only their votes)	5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Lab	13 votes out of 1049, 1.2%	1049 votes out of 1288, 81.4%
Chris Ruane (show only their votes)	7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Lab	10 votes out of 907, 1.1%	907 votes out of 1246, 72.8%
Chris Ruane (show only their votes)	1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Lab	1 vote out of 864, 0.1%	864 votes out of 1273, 67.9%

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Interesting Votes

Votes in parliament for which this MP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).

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Votes by James Davies MP
House	Date	Subject	James Davies	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	6 Jun 2023	Committee on Standards	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2023	Public Order Bill — Clause 9 - Offence of interference with access to or provision of abortion services	Majority	unknown	Unknown
Commons	23 Jun 2020	Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme — House of Commons Debates on Sanctions in Individual Cases	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Mar 2020	Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill — Clause 1 — Communications Network Operators — High Risk Vendors — Access to Install Services	minority	no	Rebel
Votes by Chris Ruane MP
House	Date	Subject	Chris Ruane	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	16 Jan 2019	UK Participation In The EU Agency For Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) — EU Coordination and Cooperation in Policing and Justice	minority	aye	Rebel
Votes by James Davies MP
House	Date	Subject	James Davies	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	5 Jul 2016	Wales Bill — Clause 16 — Devolution of Income Tax Powers to the Welsh Assembly — Requirement for Support in Referendum in Wales	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
Votes by Chris Ruane MP
House	Date	Subject	Chris Ruane	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	28 Jan 2013	Succession to the Crown Bill — New Clause 1 — Remove Requement for Monarch to be Member of the Church of England	both	no	Rebel
Commons	17 Dec 2012	Growth and Infrastructure Bill — Clause 1 — Planning Applications Directly to Secretary of State	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	10 Dec 2012	Financial Services Bill — Clause 6 — Financial Services Authority Regulation of Setting Benchmarks for Commodity Prices	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	7 Nov 2012	New Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	11 Sep 2012	Universal Credit and Welfare Reform	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	3 Jul 2012	Finance Bill 2012 — Third Reading	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	3 Jul 2012	Finance Bill — New Clause 13 — Report on Bankers' Bonus Tax	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	2 Jul 2012	Finance Bill — Clause 4 — Phasing Out of Additional Tax Free Income Tax Allowance for Those Aged 65 or over	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	2 Jul 2012	Finance Bill — Clause 1 — Additional Rate of Income Tax	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	21 May 2012	Local Government Finance Bill — Third Reading	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	18 Apr 2012	Finance Bill — Clause 209 — Tax on Bankers' Bonuses	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	18 Apr 2012	Finance Bill — Clause 1 — Report on Additional Rate of Income Tax	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	18 Apr 2012	Finance Bill — Clause 1 — Additional Rate of Income Tax	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	5 Mar 2012	Opposition Day — Revenue from Tax Avoidance — Tax Credits — Child Benefit	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	21 Feb 2012	European Annual Growth Survey 2012	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	1 Feb 2012	Welfare Reform Bill — Clause 51 — Employment and Support Allowance for Those With Cancer	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	1 Feb 2012	Welfare Reform Bill — Clause 51 — Period of Entitlement to Contributory Employment and Support Allowance	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	1 Feb 2012	Welfare Reform Bill — Clause 51 — Employment and Support Allowance for Those Ill or Disabled Since Their Youth	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	31 Jan 2012	Local Government Finance Bill — Clause 8 — Council Tax Reduction Schemes	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 Jan 2012	New Standing Order — Consideration of Orders to Abolish, Merge or Modify Public Bodies	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Jan 2012	European Union Documents — Connecting Europe Facility	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	14 Nov 2011	Education Bill — Efforts of Chief Executive of Skills Funding to Secure Apprenticeship Training — Best or Reasonable	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	31 Oct 2011	Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Schedule 1 — Legal Aid in Clinical Negligence Cases	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	31 Oct 2011	Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Evidence of Domestic Abuse Used In Relation to Eligibility for Civil Legal Aid	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	31 Oct 2011	Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Definition of Domestic Abuse Used In Relation to Eligibility for Civil Legal Aid	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	26 Oct 2011	Health and Social Care Bill — Drop the Bill — Cross Party Talks on NHS Commissioning	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 Oct 2011	Public Bodies Bill — Schedule 1 — Power to Modify or Transfer Functions of Chief Coroner, Deputy Chief Coroner, and their Medical Advisers	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	21 Jul 2010	Use of the House of Commons Chamber by the United Kingdom Youth Parliament	minority	aye	Rebel
Votes by Chris Ruane MP
House	Date	Subject	Chris Ruane	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Clause 68 — Commencement	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Clause 4 — Prohibitions in connection with genetic material not of human origin	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords]	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords]	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 22 weeks — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 20 weeks — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for sibling tissue compatibility	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Animal DNA may be inserted into an embryo	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Cannot use gametes or pronuclei — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Human-animal hybrid licenses	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2007	Trident Replacement — Maintain the UK Nuclear Deterrent Beyond the Life of The Existing System	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 7 (100 per Cent. Elected)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected)	Majority	no	Rebel
Votes by Chris Ruane MP
House	Date	Subject	Chris Ruane	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Modernisation of the House of Commons	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Modernisation of the House of Commons	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 2004	Members' Allowances	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 6 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 4 (80 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 2 (100 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2002	Payment for Chairmen	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2002	Modernisation of the House of Commons — SELECT COMMITTEES (No. 1)	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Parliamentary Pensions	Majority	no	Rebel
Votes by Chris Ruane MP
House	Date	Subject	Chris Ruane	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	1 Nov 1999	Print Acts of Parliament on Paper instead of Vellum — rejected	minority	no	Rebel

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

Agreement	Policy
75%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100%	Academy Schools - for
13%	Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
82%	Action to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
92%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
50%	Apprenticeships
0%	Assisted Dying
95%	Asylum System - More strict
90%	Authorised Criminal Conduct by Undercover Sources
100%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
0%	Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
100%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
88%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
100%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
42%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
40%	Easier access to abortion
37%	Employment rights
99%	Encourage and incentivise saving
10%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
100%	English Votes on English Laws etc.
0%	Environmental water quality
70%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
18%	European Union Integration - For
100%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
24%	Fire Safety
0%	Fixed Term Parliaments
11%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
72%	Free Market Within United Kingdom
0%	Fully Elected House of Lords
7%	Further devolution to Northern Ireland
6%	Further devolution to Scotland
4%	Further devolution to Wales
21%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
100%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
0%	Higher taxes on banks
100%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
75%	HS2 - In Favour
0%	Human Rights and Equality
24%	Imported Goods Must Equal UK Standards
67%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
0%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
50%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
100%	Increase the state pension age
66%	Increase VAT
20%	Inheritance Tax
0%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
0%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
90%	Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
0%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
50%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
31%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
0%	Member trustees on pension boards
100%	Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
100%	Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
42%	Minimum Wage
25%	More funds for social care
32%	More powers for local councils
12%	More restrictive planning laws
0%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
100%	Nuclear power - For
21%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
100%	Phase out of Tenancies for Life
50%	Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
17%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
5%	Protect tenants & leasholders from safety costs
92%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
0%	Public Ownership of Railways
84%	Reduce capital gains tax
83%	Reduce central funding for local government
0%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
83%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
73%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
50%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
100%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
100%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
0%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
100%	Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
100%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
100%	Require voters to show photo ID before voting
100%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
100%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
25%	Retain funds from council house sales locally
10%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
0%	Right to strike
3%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
100%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
2%	State control of bus services
25%	Stop climate change
28%	Support current and former armed service members
100%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
0%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
75%	Termination of pregnancy - against
89%	Tougher on illegal immigration
100%	Trade Unions - Restrict
100%	Trident replacement - In favour
100%	University Tuition Fees - For
100%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
8%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
75%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
25%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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