James Davies (politician)
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James Davies MP |
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Member of Parliament for Vale of Clwyd |
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Assumed office 8 May 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Chris Ruane |
| Majority | 237 (0.6%) |
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27 February 1980 St Asaph, Wales |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Christ's College, Cambridge |
James Michael Davies is a British Conservative Party politician. In the 2015 general election, he was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Vale of Clwyd with 39% of the vote, ahead of incumbent Chris Ruane of Labour who gained 38.4%. Ruane had held the seat for 18 years, but Davies earned 237 more votes.
He was educated at the King's School, Chester and Christ's College, Cambridge.
Davies was born in St Asaph in his constituency, tracing his lineage there back seven generations. He is a General Practitioner specialising in dementia. Davies was elected to Prestatyn council in 2004. He is married to Nina and they have a son.
In October 2015, Davies was embroiled in a row after blocking constituents on Twitter who had complained that he had voted against the motion in the House of Commons to scrap a 5% tax on sanitary products.
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