Brentwood and Ongar

Current MP

Alex Burghart

Conservative

Efficiency 7.1/109 years as MP

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Election history

Most-signed petitions in Brentwood and Ongar

Petitions ranked by how many people in this constituency signed them.

• Call a General Election8,191 local · 3,084,713 total
• Do not introduce Digital ID cards5,794 local · 2,984,191 total
• Call an immediate general election3,210 local · 1,059,229 total
• Introduce offshore detention/mass deportation for illegal migrants1,752 local · 720,772 total
• Stop financial and other support for asylum seekers1,017 local · 427,447 total
• Introduce Licensing and Regulation for Dog and Cat Rescues to Protect Welfare 942 local · 109,647 total
• Shut the migrant hotels down now and deport illegal migrants housed there899 local · 257,442 total
• Ban immediately the use of dogs in scientific and regulatory procedures820 local · 257,938 total
• Repeal the Online Safety Act704 local · 550,136 total
• Mandatory collection and publication of certain child sexual offender data638 local · 260,974 total
• Close the borders! Suspend ALL immigration for 5 years!619 local · 229,772 total
• Appoint a Maternity Commissioner to improve maternity care for mums and babies530 local · 158,421 total
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test512 local · 150,060 total
• Remove power to cancel local government elections 490 local · 154,829 total
• Introduce 16 as the minimum age for children to have social media471 local · 132,102 total
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office456 local · 203,445 total
• Enact measures to combat knife crime455 local · 40,254 total
• Make all court and tribunal transcripts available free of charge449 local · 203,824 total
• Introduce 5yr Minimum Sentence for unlawfully carrying a Knife 3yrs Juveniles445 local · 55,176 total
• Don't apply VAT to independent school fees, or remove business rates relief.444 local · 115,560 total

About Brentwood and Ongar

Brentwood and Ongar is one of 650 UK parliamentary constituencies that each elect a single Member of Parliament to the House of Commons under the first-past-the-post system. It sits in England and has a registered electorate of 75,352 voters. Boundary reviews run on a regular cycle via the Boundary Commission — the current map was redrawn for the 2024 general election.