MP for East Grinstead and Uckfield
Shadow Minister (Women)
“A highly party-loyal Conservative MP with strong attendance who currently serves as Shadow Minister for Women and Shadow Secretary of State for Wales.”
Mims Davies is a Conservative Member of Parliament for East Grinstead and Uckfield, first elected in 2015. She has held ministerial roles in the Department for Work and Pensions and the Home Office, and since November 2024 has served in opposition as Shadow Minister for Women and as Shadow Secretary of State for Wales. She sits centre-right on the political spectrum and has a record of high party loyalty and good attendance.
Her voting shows 100% party loyalty and 84% attendance, with six rebel votes across her parliamentary career. She generally supports stricter immigration controls and a firm asylum system, and backs the Rwanda deportation scheme. She has also demonstrated occasional deviations from the party line on selected issues, including the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, Abortion regulations in Northern Ireland, and EU withdrawal amendments.
Declared three financial interests: gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources; land and property (within or outside the UK); and miscellaneous.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Conservative average: 56%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Conservative average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
17 positions
Shadow Minister (Women)
Since Nov 2024
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
Since Nov 2024
Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Oct 2024 - Dec 2024
Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities
Jul 2024 - Nov 2024
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
Apr 2024 - Jul 2024
Child Support (Enforcement) Bill
Feb 2023 - Mar 2023
Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Bill
Dec 2022 - Dec 2022
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
Oct 2022 - Apr 2024
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
AYESteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
King's Speech Motion for an Address
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)
AYEKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)
AYEKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)
AYEPension Schemes Bill: Government Motion relating to Lords Reason 88X
NOCollective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes Bill
Privilege
AYENorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over (Motion)
NONorthern Ireland Troubles Bill
Pension Schemes Bill: Motion relating to Lords Reason 88Q
NOCollective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 85, 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 etc
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 94B and 94C
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Crime and Policing Bill: Government motion in relation to LA439
NOCrime and Policing Bill
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
