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Alex Burghart
Conservative MP for Brentwood and Ongar
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.
Seat status
Safe
Percentage of votes
12.37%
Recent swing
-31.9% Conservative
Party
Conservative
Top donors:
Neil Record (£14,350)
Cliveden Literary Festival (£2,302)
Franco-British Colloque Ltd (£920)
Key Parliamentary VotesSee where your MP stands on these issues
VOTED NO21 Oct 2024
Employment Rights Bill
✓ Passed — 386 For, 105 Against
Alex voted against the majority
VOTED NO29 Nov 2024
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
✓ Passed — 330 For, 275 Against
Alex voted against the majority
DID NOT VOTE11 Dec 2024
Draft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024
✓ Passed — 375 For, 9 Against
Where Alex fits into things
Surgeries
Monthly in-person, occasional online
Examples of successful citizen influence
- Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
- Local campaign prompting a public statement
Pressure that tends to influence
- High volume constituent contact
- Media attention on local issues
- Cross-party committee pressure
Committees
No current committee memberships