David Reed

Conservative MP for Exmouth and Exeter East, since 4 July 2024

Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons)

David Reed is the Conservative MP for Exmouth and Exeter East, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently undertakes the role of Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons).

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Scorecard

62.1% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote

326 Votes cast out of 575 divisions, plus 31 as teller

218 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend

0 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Conservative MPs

15 Interests declared 2 at £5,000 or more

132 Debates spoken in 216 written questions tabled

Ranked 485 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

Date	Question	Their vote	Result
2 Jun 2026	Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13	No vote	80–298
2 Jun 2026	Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6	Aye	99–371
2 Jun 2026	Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5	Aye	170–301
2 Jun 2026	Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2	Aye	171–302
21 May 2026	Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading	No vote	68–242
20 May 2026	King's Speech Motion for an Address	No	307–171
20 May 2026	King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)	Aye	104–316
20 May 2026	King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)	No	78–408
20 May 2026	King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)	Aye	104–317
19 May 2026	King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)	Teller	108–323
28 Apr 2026	Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026	No vote	304–28
28 Apr 2026	Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026	No vote	308–81
28 Apr 2026	Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V	No	335–158
28 Apr 2026	Privilege	Aye	223–335
27 Apr 2026	Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X	No vote	272–64
27 Apr 2026	Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion	No	279–176
27 Apr 2026	Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f)	No	279–164
27 Apr 2026	English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123	No	271–171
27 Apr 2026	English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C	No	269–170
27 Apr 2026	English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a)	No	270–170
27 Apr 2026	English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C	No	273–167
22 Apr 2026	Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F	No	253–143
22 Apr 2026	Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X	No	260–161
22 Apr 2026	Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B	No	272–149
22 Apr 2026	Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 deferred division	No vote	380–7

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

Name of donor: The Coalition for Global Prosperity (CGP)
Address of donor: 1 Horse Guards Avenue, Westminster, London SW1A 2HU
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: The services of a Senior Policy Advisor for 1 day per week from Tuesday 31st March 2026 to Tuesday 30th June 2026; estimated value £4,200, value £4,200
Date received: 31 March 2026 to 30 June 2026
Date accepted: 31 March 2026
Donor status: company, registration 10894509
(Registered 31 March 2026)

On the register since 14 Apr 2026

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

£7,800

Name of donor: The Coalition for Global Prosperity (CGP)
Address of donor: 1 Horse Guards Avenue, Westminster, London SW1A 2HU
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: The services of a Senior Policy Advisor for 1 day per week from 1 July 2026 to 31 December 2026; estimated, value £7,800
Date received: 1 July 2026 to 31 December 2026
Date accepted: 1 July 2026
Donor status: company, registration 10894509
(Registered 3 July 2026)

On the register since 14 Jul 2026

Name of donor: AMS Global Solutions
Address of donor: 2nd Floor Arlington House, 5 Park Five Business Centre, Harrier Way, Exeter, Devon EX2 7HU.
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets and hospitality at the Chiefs Suite, Sandy Park Rugby Stadium, for the Exeter Chiefs vs Bath match for myselof and my wife, (estimated cost of £275 per person), value £550
Date received: 10 May 2026
Date accepted: 10 May 2026
Donor status: company, registration 15299871
(Registered 13 May 2026)

On the register since 19 May 2026

Name of donor: The Henry Jackson Society
Address of donor: Millbank Tower, 21-24 Millbank, London SW1P 4QP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: I attended the Reagan | Jackson Security Dialogue in Cambridge. HJS covered the cost of a two night hotel stay (£545.44) and two dinners (£153.04), value £698.48
Date received: 18 February 2026 to 20 February 2026
Date accepted: 18 February 2026
Donor status: other
(Registered 25 February 2026)

On the register since 10 Mar 2026

Name of donor: Armed Forces APPG
Address of donor: Houses of Parliament, St Margaret St, London SW1A 0AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Briefing dinner with Chief of the General Staff, value £60
Date received: 16 December 2025
Date accepted: 16 December 2025
Donor status: other
(Registered 17 December 2025)

On the register since 6 Jan 2026

Name of donor: Armed Forces APPG
Address of donor: Houses of Parliament, St Margaret St, London SW1A 0AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Briefing dinner with Director Strategy Cyber and Specialist Operations Command, value £60
Date received: 13 October 2025
Date accepted: 13 October 2025
Donor status: other (Armed Forces APPG)
(Registered 25 November 2025)