Chris Davies (Conservative politician)

Chris Davies
Member of Parliament
for Brecon and Radnorshire
In office
7 May 2015 – 21 June 2019
Preceded byRoger Williams
Succeeded byJane Dodds
Personal details
Born
Christopher Paul Davies

(1967-08-18) 18 August 1967 (age 57)
Swansea Valley, Wales
Political partyConservative

Christopher Paul Davies[1] (born 18 August 1967)[2] is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Brecon and Radnorshire from 2015 to 2019. He is a member of the Conservative Party.

Davies won the seat in the 2015 general election when he defeated incumbent Liberal Democrat Roger Williams.[3] On 22 March 2019, he pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud concerning parliamentary expenses;[4] on 21 June he was removed from office by a recall petition.[5] Davies stood again for the Conservatives in the ensuing 1 August by-election, but lost to the Liberal Democrat candidate Jane Dodds.

  1. ^ "No. 61230". The London Gazette. 18 May 2015. p. 9127.
  2. ^ "Members' Names Data Platform query". UK Parliament. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Brecon and Radnorshire Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Tory MP Christopher Davies admits expenses fraud". The Guardian. Press Association. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  5. ^ "MP Chris Davies unseated after petition triggers by-election". BBC News. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.