Alex Burghart

Alex Burghart

Constituency: Brentwood and Ongar

Party: Conservative

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Synopsis

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.

Alex Burghart, the Conservative MP for Brentwood and Ongar first elected in June 2017, has cast 294 votes from 515 eligible divisions for a participation rate of 57.09%, ranking him 228th overall among all MPs and 37th among Conservative MPs. He has made 353 contributions across 114 debates, ranking 299th overall, with his top debate topics including Other/Procedural matters, Foreign Affairs and Defence, and Justice and Law. His voting participation is notably lower than his debate activity would suggest, representing a substantial divergence between the two measures of parliamentary engagement. Among MPs elected in 2017, he ranks 10th in voting participation and 17th in debate contributions.

Summary generated on 18/05/2026 (View details)

VOTING PARTICIPATION

303 / 529

57.28%

Ranked #221 of 650 MPs (66th percentile)

DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS

119 / 9244

383 total contributions

Ranked #305 of 650 MPs (53th percentile)

REGISTERED INTERESTS

7

£29,371.42

£

Total declared interests