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

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)

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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2 AYE

Opposition day motion

2 votes · 18 Mar 2026

1 AYE1 NO

Courts and Tribunals Bill

2 votes · 10 Mar 2026

8 NO

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

8 votes · 9 Mar 2026

2 AYE

Opposition Day

2 votes · 28 Jan 2026

2 AYE

Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill

2 votes · 27 Jan 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
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

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2026, to Question 106624, on Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions, what steps he is taking to help tackle the (a) delays

Cabinet Office27 Jan 2026

UK Relations with EU: Fines

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the UK-EU Summit - Common Understanding, 22 December 2025, what his policy is on the negotiation and adoption of penalty clauses that would impos

AnsweredCabinet Office27 Jan 2026

EU Law: Parliamentary Scrutiny

To ask the Leader of the House, Further to the UK-EU Summit - Common Understanding, 22 December 2025, what steps he will take to assist Parliament scrutiny of new EU laws that the UK will adopt as a c

AnsweredLeader of the House27 Jan 2026

National Wealth Fund: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the National Wealth Fund operates a salary sacrifice scheme for its Defined Contribution staff pension offering.

AnsweredTreasury27 Jan 2026

Private Finance Initiative

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what data (a) her department and (b) NISTA holds on the number of central government PFI contracts which necessitate the underlying asset remaining in the owner

AnsweredTreasury27 Jan 2026

Flexible Support Fund: Equipment and Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what auditing processes are in place to monitor the use of equipment and technology provided to claimants through the Flexible Support Fund, and ho

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions27 Jan 2026

Tim Allan

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 9 December 2025, to Question 94700, on Tim Allan, whether the records held by the Cabinet Office as part of the declaration of int

AnsweredCabinet Office27 Jan 2026

Varun Chandra

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the remuneration and terms of reference of Varun Chandra as the Prime Minister’s special envoy to the US on trade and investment; and whether he is

AnsweredCabinet Office27 Jan 2026

Budget November 2025: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2026, to Question 105552, on Budget November 2025: Disclosure of Information, if she will publish the terms of reference to

AnsweredTreasury27 Jan 2026

Growth Mission Board: Membership

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2025, to Question 98794, on Mission Boards, who the internal and external members are of the Growth Mission Board.

AnsweredTreasury27 Jan 2026
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