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How David Reed votes

David Reed voted the same way as their party in 100% of the votes where parties gave instructions. In 0 of those 138 votes, they went the other way.

What does this mean?

Parties tell their MPs how to vote. Most MPs usually follow that. A high score is normal and says nothing about whether an MP is good or bad. We only count votes where parties gave instructions, not free votes. Words explained

Recent votes

DateVoteThey votedCompared with party
11 SepEnd of life for terminally ill adults: the first main voteAgainstFree vote
11 SepA vote to end a debateForFree vote
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeForSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeForSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeForSame as party
7 SepHealth: a proposed changeForSame as party

See every vote on Parliament’s site

Declared interests

MPs must publish certain paid work, gifts, donations and other interests. This is a record of what they declared, not a suggestion that anything is wrong.

David Reed has 14 interests currently registered.

TypeWhat was registeredRegistered
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sourcesThe Coalition for Global Prosperity (CGP) - £7,800.003 Jul 2026
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sourcesAMS Global Solutions - £550.0013 May 2026
Visits outside the UKInternational visit to Italy between 17 April 2026 and 19 April 202629 Apr 2026
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MPThe Coalition for Global Prosperity (CGP) - £4,200.0031 Mar 2026
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sourcesThe Henry Jackson Society - £698.4825 Feb 2026
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sourcesArmed Forces APPG - £60.0017 Dec 2025
Visits outside the UKInternational visit to United States between 30 November 2025 and 05 December 202516 Dec 2025
Visits outside the UKInternational visit to Taiwan between 03 November 2025 and 08 November 20252 Dec 2025
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sourcesArmed Forces APPG - £60.0025 Nov 2025
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sourcesArmed Forces APPG - £60.0025 Nov 2025
Show the other 4
TypeWhat was registeredRegistered
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sourcesArmed Forces APPG - £60.0025 Nov 2025
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sourcesArmed Forces APPG - £60.0025 Nov 2025
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sourcesArmed Forces APPG - £60.0025 Nov 2025
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sourcesArmed Forces APPG - £25.0025 Nov 2025

Source: Register of Members’ Financial Interests · Parliament’s own page

Questions

MPs can ask ministers questions in writing. The questions show what an MP is working on, which votes cannot.

David Reed asked 172 written questions in the last 12 months.

Who they asked

Treasury39
Ministry of Defence36
Department for Education17
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero12
Department for Transport9

Latest questions

3 Sep 2026 · to the Cabinet Office
Answered 29 Sep 2026
3 Sep 2026 · to the Cabinet Office
Answered 16 Sep 2026
3 Sep 2026 · to the Cabinet Office
Answered 16 Sep 2026
3 Sep 2026 · to the Cabinet Office
Answered 15 Sep 2026
3 Sep 2026 · to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Answered 10 Sep 2026

Source: Written Questions API · Updated 4 Oct 2026

Expenses

MPs claim back money for running an office and working in two places. An independent body, IPSA, publishes every claim. This is what was paid in 2025-26.

PAID IN 2025-26
£34,666
Office costs · claims for running an office£27,697
Staffing · claims relating to staff£3,665
Accommodation · claims for somewhere to stay£3,303

109 claims. For comparison, across the 657 MPs in IPSA’s file the middle MP was paid £18,469 and the average was £19,699.

Costs depend on many things, such as where an MP’s area is, what premises and staff they need, and whether they joined or left part-way through the year. This page does not say whether any amount is right or wrong. It covers the claims in IPSA’s individual business costs file, so it is not the full cost of an MP’s office.

Source: IPSA, individual business costs data · About this data

Election result and area

David Reed represents Exmouth and Exeter East. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.

WINNER, 2024
David Reed

Conservative

MAJORITY
121

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
64%

of people who could vote did

David Reed won with 29% of the votes, and Helen Dallimore (Labour) came second with 28%.

Votes for each party

Conservative29% · 14,728
Labour28% · 14,607
Liberal Democrat22% · 11,387
Reform UK14% · 7,085
Green Party5% · 2,331
Independent2% · 1,044
Everyone else0% · 134
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
David ReedConservative14,72828.7%
Helen DallimoreLabour14,60728.5%
Paul ArnottLiberal Democrat11,38722.2%
Garry SutherlandReform UK7,08513.8%
Olly DaveyGreen Party2,3314.5%
Daniel WilsonIndependent5901.1%
Peter FaithfullIndependent4540.9%
Mark BaldwinClimate Party1340.3%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£780 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
2.1%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

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Source: Commons Votes API

This page states what the record shows. It does not say why an MP voted as they did. How we calculate this