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
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 AYEArmed Forces Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 22 Jun 2026
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 22 Jun 2026
3 AYENational Security (State Threats) Bill Committee
3 votes · 17 Jun 2026
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee
3 votes · 17 Jun 2026
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
16 Jun 2026
2 AYERailways Bill Remaining Stages
2 votes · 10 Jun 2026
Railways Bill Remaining Stages
2 votes · 10 Jun 2026
2 AYESteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee
2 votes · 8 Jun 2026
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee
2 votes · 8 Jun 2026
3 AYEArmed Forces Bill Committee
3 votes · 2 Jun 2026
Armed Forces Bill Committee
3 votes · 2 Jun 2026
Financial Interests(5)
Visits outside the UK
LAX
£16,044
Visits outside the UK
LAX
- 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
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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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Employment and earnings
Employment and earnings
- 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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Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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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Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
- Date interest arose
- 20 May 2025
Registered 23 September 2025
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Sir in Parliament
Affordable Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2026 to Question 109135 on Affordable Housing: Construction, how many acquisitions of
Right to Manage Companies
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of enacting the recommendations from the Law Commission on the right to
Local Government: Elections
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Explanatory Memorandum to the Local Authorities (Changes to Years of Ordinary Elections) (England) Or
Local Government Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2026 to Question 111141 on Local Government Finance, how much funding the six areas w
Islamophobia
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2026 to Question 102774 on Islamophobia, if he will list the dates of meetings with th
Independent Review into Civil Unrest in Leicester
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2026 to Question 108217 on Independent Review into Civil Unrest in Leicester, if he wi
Local Government: Elections
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2026 to Question 109259 on Local Government: Elections, which local authorities submi
Business Rates: Tax Yields
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 12 February 2026, to Question 111137, on Council tax: Tax Yields, whether there are equivalent es
By-elections: Gorton and Denton
To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, further to the research published by Democracy Volunteers, what discussions h
Ballot Secrecy Act 2023
To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what guidance the Electoral Commission has issued to Electoral Registration O
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