Mims Davies
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Mims Davies MP |
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Member of Parliament for Eastleigh |
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Assumed office 7 May 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Mike Thornton |
| Majority | 9,147 (16.5%) |
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| Born | 4 June 1975 |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Swansea University |
| Website | Official website |
Miriam Jane Alice "Mims" Davies (born 4 June 1975) is a British Conservative Party politician who was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Eastleigh on 7 May 2015.
Davies was educated at the Royal Russell School and studied politics at Swansea University and was the first in her family to enter higher education. She worked primarily as a local radio presenter, reporter and producer. She later worked as a road safety communications officer with the Automobile Association and the police force. Davies served a councillor on Mid Sussex District Council for the Haywards Heath Lucastes ward from 2011 to 2015.
At the 2015 general election on 7 May, Davies was elected as MP for Eastleigh, defeating Liberal Democrat incumbent Mike Thornton by over 9,000 votes.
Davies holds a eurosceptic viewpoint within the Conservative Party. She has been quoted as saying:
I want an EU referendum... Britain and NOT Brussels, should control immigration, justice and human rights. We need to... negotiate a cut to EU immigration and make welfare reform an absolute requirement in renegotiation... But if we do not get the reforms we need and it's for the best for Britain.[sic] I would vote to go.
Davies has two children. She separated from Mark Davies in November 2015. She is a keen runner and has completed several long distance races, including marathons. Both Mims and Mark Davies are shareholders in NewRiver Retail plc, a company of which Mark is also finance director. The company owns 29 shopping centres and over 200 pubs along with a range of other assets.
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