Alex Burghart

MP since 8 Jun 2017

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Alex Burghart is the Conservative MP for Brentwood and Ongar, and has been an MP continually since 8 June 2017. He currently undertakes the roles of Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.

1796

Votes Cast

£203,620

Expenses 2024-25

5,980

Majority

36.7%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£203,620

Staffing£195,561
Office£8,059

Year-on-Year

2024-25£203,620
2023-24£185,995
2022-23£176,993
2021-22£119,090
2020-21£120,498
2019-20£125,893
2018-19£109,981
2017-18£69,994

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 48,332 voters

Conservative
17,731 votes36.7%
Reform UK
11,751 votes24.3%
Labour
11,082 votes22.9%
Liberal Democrat
5,809 votes12.0%
Green Party
1,770 votes3.7%
English Democrats
189 votes0.4%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

432

Written Questions

0

Oral Questions

88

Debates Spoken In

308

Speeches

397

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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2 AYE

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 14 Jul 2026

2 AYE

Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee

2 votes · 1 Jul 2026

3 AYE

Armed Forces Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 22 Jun 2026

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Financial Interests(6)

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

the Leader of the Opposition and others

Provision of work space, accommodation and associated hospitality for a work residential for the Leader of the Opposition, attended by the Leader of the Opposition and others (total 16)

18 February 2025 to 20 February 2025

£14,350
Name of donor
Neil Record
Address of donor
private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Provision of work space, accommodation and associated hospitality for a work residential for the Leader of the Opposition, attended by the Leader of the Opposition and others (total 16), value £14,350.38
Date received
18 February 2025 to 20 February 2025
Date accepted
18 February 2025
Donor status
individual

Registered 17 March 2025

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Cliveden Literary Festival

Two nights stay for me and my wife and two children at the Literary Festival at which I was speaking (includes dinner both nights)

10 October 2025

£2,302
Name of donor
Cliveden Literary Festival
Address of donor
SRE Hotels (Cliveden) Ltd 8th Floor South Block, 55 Baker Street, London W1U 8EW
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Two nights stay for me and my wife and two children at the Literary Festival at which I was speaking (includes dinner both nights), value £2,302
Date received
10 October 2025
Date accepted
10 October 2025
Donor status
company, registration 07844715

Registered 4 November 2025

Visits outside the UK

the hotel

£921
Name of donor
Franco-British Colloque Ltd
Address of donor
Station House, Station Approach, East Horsley, Surrey KT24 6QX
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
Food, accommodation and transfers to/from the hotel, value £920.80
Destination of visit
France
Dates of visit
15 January 2026 to 17 January 2026
Purpose of visit
Attending the Franco-British Colloque 2026 at the Trianon Palace, Versailles, a private forum for facilitating closer and more effective engagement between the UK and France.

Registered 11 February 2026

Visits outside the UK

Charles McDowell

£731
Name of donor
Charles McDowell
Address of donor
private
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
£731 (Flight (£531), hotel (£200))
Destination of visit
United States (Washington)
Dates of visit
25 April 2025 to 27 April 2025
Purpose of visit
Visit to Washington DC for White House Correspondents' Dinner

Registered 19 May 2025

Employment and earnings

Employment and earnings

Role, work or services
Writing reviews
Payer
The Spectator, 22 Old Queen Street, London SW1H 9HP

Registered 1 September 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Alex in Parliament

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, With reference to Deposited Paper, DEP2026-0371, committed on 19 May 2026, on Civil Service facility time framework and guidance, whether the policy on incr

Cabinet Office25 Jun 2026

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, With reference to Deposited Paper, DEP2026-0371, committed on 19 May 2026, on Civil Service facility time framework and guidance, whether it is the Governme

Cabinet Office25 Jun 2026

To ask the Leader of the House, if he will take steps to re-establish a European Scrutiny Committee to scrutinise EU legislation that will apply to (a) the UK and (b) Great Britain.

Leader of the House25 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether payments have been made to Sanctuary Counsel since July 2024.

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office25 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the US Government has allowed the (a) UK Government and (b) Metropolitan Police to have access to the unredacte

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office25 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, With reference to the letter from The Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP to the Prime Minister, published 10 June 2026, if he will name the Global Counse

Department for Business and Trade25 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Further to the answer of 8 June 2026, to Question HL371, on Government Departments: Facilities Agreements, what changes have been made or are bein

Department for Business and Trade25 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions if any (a) his department and (b) the Insolvency Service has had with Interpath as administrators to Global Counsel on the retent

Department for Business and Trade25 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the press release entitled Social media to be banned for under-16s in landmark government move to give kids thei

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology25 Jun 2026

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the correspondence of 30 October 2025 from the former Cabinet Secretary to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee,

Cabinet Office24 Jun 2026
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