David Davis

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David Davis

David Davis is a Conservative Party MP. He was the MP for Boothferry from 1987 to 97, and has been MP for Haltemprice and Howden since 1997.[1]

Davis, a veteran Conservative won his seventh successive election campaign when he was re-elected in the 2015 general election. He further increased his majority to 16,195 over closest rival Labour Party candidate Edward Hart, and gained 54% of the vote. [2]

Donations

In July 2005 Davis received £50,000.00 from Arbuthnot Banking Group Plc, a company run by Sir Henry Angest.[3]

Davis received donations of £5,000.00 and £2,000.00 in August 2007 and October 2009 from Australian businessman Sir Michael Hintze.[4]

Notes

  1. Rt Hon David Davis, www.parliament.uk, accessed 4 November 2012.
  2. General Election:David Davis increases majority in Haltemprice and Howden Hull Daily Mail, 8 May 2015, accessed 12 May 2015
  3. Electoral Commission Search: Arbuthnot Banking Group Plc, accessed 1 July 2015.
  4. Electoral Commission, Donation search, accessed 2 March 2015