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.
1805
Votes Cast
£203,620
Expenses 2024-25
5,980
Majority
36.7%
Vote Share
Expenses (2024-25)
£203,620
Year-on-Year
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 48,332 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
537
Written Questions
0
Oral Questions
91
Debates Spoken In⚑
313
Speeches⚑
406
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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6 NOPension Schemes Bill
6 votes · 15 Apr 2026
Pension Schemes Bill
6 votes · 15 Apr 2026
3 NOChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
3 votes · 15 Apr 2026
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
3 votes · 15 Apr 2026
6 NOCrime and Policing Bill
6 votes · 14 Apr 2026
Crime and Policing Bill
6 votes · 14 Apr 2026
6 NOVictims and Courts Bill
6 votes · 25 Mar 2026
Victims and Courts Bill
6 votes · 25 Mar 2026
2 AYEOpposition Day Motion
2 votes · 24 Mar 2026
Opposition Day Motion
2 votes · 24 Mar 2026
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
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
- 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
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
- 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
Visits outside the UK
the hotel
- 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
Visits outside the UK
Charles McDowell
- 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
—
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 Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her department has had discussions with The National Portrait Gallery on the recent Sir Winston Churchill display and video installa
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment has (1) his Department and (2) Civil Service People Group made of the (i) level and (ii) frequency of churn in Civil Service positions, in r
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance, other than the Ministerial Code, has the (a) Cabinet Office Propriety and Ethics Team and (b) Prime Minister, given to Ministers on whether M
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a committee to consult on a mandatory retirement age for the House of Commons.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, With reference to the answer of 24 September 2025, to Question 71230, on Cabinet Office: Calder Conferences, what venues have been booked through Calder Con
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to initiate legal action to obtain official information owned by the Crown held by Lord Mandelson within scope of the Humble A
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans for the proposed mandatory retirement age for peers to be introduced through primary legislation.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will consult the Leader of His Majesty’s Opposition on the revised Cabinet Manual.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the Lobbying Transparency (In-house Lobbyists) Bill [HL].
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 22 June 2026, to Question 9334, on DSIT: Public Appointments, and further to the Cabinet Office publication, Guidance on Making Di
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