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.

Message

Seat status

Safe

Majority size

5,980

Recent swing

-31.9% Conservative

Party

Conservative

Top donors:

Neil Record (£14,350)

Cliveden Literary Festival (£2,302)

Charles McDowell (£731)

Key Parliamentary Votes

VOTED NO

21 Oct 2024

Employment Rights Bill

✓ Passed — 386 Ayes, 105 Noes

Alex voted against the majority

VOTED NO

29 Nov 2024

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

✓ Passed — 330 Ayes, 275 Noes

Alex voted against the majority

DID NOT VOTE

11 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 Ayes, 9 Noes

Where Alex fits into things

Keir Starmer

Prime Minister

Alex Burghart

Member of Parliament

Brentwood and Ongar

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