Jonathan Davies.

Jonathan Davies has distinguished himself most clearly on assisted dying: he voted against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at Third Reading in June 2025, also backed New Clause 16 — which would have barred applications driven by fear of being a burden or by financial pressures — and opposed the bill's sponsor's own amendment expanding data collection requirements. His voting profile on assisted dying sits 47 percentage points below his party's average in favour of access, and 33 points above it on restrictions, making this the starkest departure from Labour's centre of gravity in his record. He also broke with his party on a minor procedural vote to revive the Royal Albert Hall Bill in June 2026.

Beyond those rebel votes, Davies is a reasonably active backbencher. At 85% voting participation he sits above the Commons average, and at 97% party alignment he is otherwise a reliable Labour vote — supporting progressive taxation, workers' rights measures, and planning deregulation to accelerate housebuilding. He has spoken in 101 debates, with economy and jobs his most frequent topic, followed by local government, defence, health, and social care. His stance scores suggest he consistently backs fiscal responsibility and pro-worker legislation but votes against Lords scrutiny, civil liberties amendments, and business-friendly measures at well above-average rates.

Local coverage from the Derbyshire Times paints a picture of active constituency work: visits to schools and youth groups, advocacy for unpaid carers, and direct engagement with developers over dust pollution in Mackworth. He sits on the Environmental Audit Committee and the Backbench Business Committee. His high speech rate on social care and health — combined with his assisted-dying votes — suggests a consistent interest in care policy, though no specific professional background is on record to explain it.