Sir James Cleverly

MP since 7 May 2015

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The Rt Hon Sir James Cleverly is the Conservative MP for Braintree, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015. He currently undertakes the role of Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government.

1656

Votes Cast

N/A

Expenses

3,670

Majority

35.5%

Vote Share

Expenses

No expense data available.

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 49,028 voters

✓Conservative
17,414 votes35.5%
Labour
13,744 votes28.0%
Reform UK
11,346 votes23.1%
Liberal Democrat
2,879 votes5.9%
Green Party
2,878 votes5.9%
Independent
767 votes1.6%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

2,160

Written Questions

1

Oral Questions

77

Debates Spoken In⚑

159

Speeches⚑

387

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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3 AYE

Armed Forces Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 22 Jun 2026

3 AYE

National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee

3 votes · 17 Jun 2026

2 AYE

Railways Bill Remaining Stages

2 votes · 10 Jun 2026

2 AYE

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee

2 votes · 8 Jun 2026

3 AYE

Armed Forces Bill Committee

3 votes · 2 Jun 2026

Financial Interests(5)

Visits outside the UK

LAX

£16,044
Name of donor
USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy
Address of donor
USC Pol Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern, California, 35511 Trousdale Pkwy, Los Ángeles CA 90089
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
Flights LHR-LAX-LHR (£16,044.36), car rental (£806.91), hotel LA 3 nights (£988.32), car service from LAX (£343.83), USC apartment (£3743.36), Uber to LAX (£106.93), Flight LAX-SMF-LAX (£1364.08) and hotel in Sacramento (£461.10)., value £23,858.89
Destination of visit
United States (Los Angeles and Sacremento)
Dates of visit
29 January 2026 to 22 February 2026
Purpose of visit
I visited Los Angeles and Sacramento accompanied by Lady Cleverly, as the guests of The Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy. I was invited as a fellow and guest lecturer and to meet with the British and American Business Council, as well as notable figures and politicians in the Housing, Building, Regulation and Political sphere.

Registered 5 March 2026

Employment and earnings

Employment and earnings

—
Role, work or services
Speaking engagements
Payer
JLA Speakers Ltd (Speaking agency), 14 Berners Street, London W1T 3LJ
ACOBA consulted
Yes

Registered 18 June 2025

Employment and earnings

Employment and earnings

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Role, work or services
Senior Adviser
From
2 January 2026.
Payer
BOKA Capital Ltd (Technology investment firm), Devonshire House, 1 Mayfair Place, London W1J 8AJ
ACOBA consulted
Yes

Registered 7 January 2026

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

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Officer in the Reserve Forces. I have received no payments since my election. (Registered 4 June 2016; updated 27 October 2016)

Registered 4 June 2016; updated 27 October 2016

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

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Date interest arose
20 May 2025

Registered 23 September 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Sir in Parliament

Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working Group

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the declared interests of each member of the Government's Working Group on Islamophobia.

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government19 Mar 2026

Islamophobia

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what representations he has received from Lord Walney, the UK Government’s independent adviser on political violence and di

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government19 Mar 2026

Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working Group

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what was the cost to the public purse of the Islamophobia definition working group, including staff costs.

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government19 Mar 2026

Absent Voting: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 9 March 2026, to Question 116488, on Absent Voting: British Nationals Abroad, what consideration

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government19 Mar 2026

Elections: Monitoring

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what criteria the Electoral Commission uses to accredit election observers.

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government19 Mar 2026

Secret Ballot

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to introduce statutory guidance to Returning Officers so there is an explicit obligation to e

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government19 Mar 2026

Elections: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the election pilots prospectus that has been sent to councils.

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government19 Mar 2026

Elections: Broadcasting

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance has been given on whether overseas broadcasts to influence elections in the United Kingdom are permitted.

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government19 Mar 2026

Polling Stations: Secret Ballot

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, whether the Electoral Commission will ensure that all polling stations in the May 2026 local elections display visible posters on the secrecy o

AnsweredSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission19 Mar 2026

Political Parties: Finance

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Electoral Commission has undertaken an Impact Assessment analysis

AnsweredSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission19 Mar 2026
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