Member of Parliament
Alex Burghart
Conservative MP for Brentwood and Ongar
Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster·Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
At a glanceAlex Burghart is a Conservative MP for Brentwood and Ongar, and has represented the seat for 9 years, 1 month. They currently serve as Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. They have cast 397 votes in Commons divisions (69% attendance), tabled 514 written questions and registered 9 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Alex Burghart did not vote in 178. A rebellion is a vote against the way most of their own party voted; free votes, where no party line applies, are left out.
Party-loyalty figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Biography
He currently undertakes the roles of Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
Current roles
- Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Opposition post · Cabinet Office since 5 Nov 2024
- Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Opposition post · Northern Ireland Office since 8 Jul 2024
- Brentwood and Ongar Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
- Conservative Party since 8 Jun 2017
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Bradley Thomas
Conservative
100.0% · 384 of 384 shared votes
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Rebecca Harris
Conservative
100.0% · 377 of 377 shared votes
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Damian Hinds
Conservative
100.0% · 377 of 377 shared votes
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Edward Argar
Conservative
100.0% · 376 of 376 shared votes
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Greg Smith
Conservative
100.0% · 372 of 372 shared votes
Votes least like
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Kerry McCarthy
Labour
0.0% · 0 of 339 shared votes
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Mr Connor Rand
Labour
0.0% · 0 of 268 shared votes
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Sarah Edwards
Labour
0.0% · 0 of 264 shared votes
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Joani Reid
Independent
0.0% · 0 of 240 shared votes
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Steve Reed
Labour (Co-op)
0.0% · 0 of 185 shared votes
Alignment figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Register of financial interests
From the official Register; shown as registered.
Employment and earnings2
- Speaking engagement - Primary Access & Research Limited (registered 30 Sep 2025)
- Writing reviews - The Spectator (registered 1 Sep 2025)
Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments5
- Payment received on 17 April 2026 - £1,000.00 (registered 29 Apr 2026)
- Payment received on 26 September 2025 - £1,500.00 (registered 30 Sep 2025)
- Payment received on 30 April 2025 - £200.00 (registered 1 Sep 2025)
- Payment received on 31 July 2025 - £350.00 (registered 1 Sep 2025)
- Payment received on 28 February 2025 - £200.00 (registered 1 Sep 2025)
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources1
- Cliveden Literary Festival - £2,302.00 (registered 4 Nov 2025)
Visits outside the UK1
- International visit to France between 15 January 2026 and 17 January 2026 (registered 11 Feb 2026)
Written questions
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to his written statement of 9 March 2026 and the linked Terms of Reference for the Patrick Finucane Inquiry, when he will set out an updated timeframe for the publication of the referenced
Awaiting an answer from the Northern Ireland Office.
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will set out the type of permission, contract or leave of absence that allowed Grace Pritchard to work on the Labour Party campaign for the Makerfield by-election.
Awaiting an answer from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Bank Notes: Design
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the answer of 7 July 2026, to Question 14405, on Bank Notes: Design, in what regard is responding to the Bank of England bank notes consultation within the departmental remit of the Office for Equa
Answer · 22 Jul 2026
The design of bank notes is a matter for the Bank of England, which is independent of the Government. There has been no engagement between Cabinet Office or Equalities Ministers and the Bank of England on banknote design and imagery. Officials in the Offi...
Bank Notes: Design
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2026 to Question 14405 on Bank Notes: Design, if she will place in the Library a copy of the substantive reply from the Office for Equality and Opportunity to the Bank of Engla
Answer · 22 Jul 2026
The design of bank notes is a matter for the Bank of England, which is independent of the Government. There has been no engagement between Cabinet Office or Equalities Ministers and the Bank of England on banknote design and imagery. Officials in the Offi...
Crown Prosecution Service: Audit
To ask the Solicitor General, Pursuant to the answer of 8 June 2026, to Question 4139, on Government Departments: Cost Effectiveness, if she will publish the most recent quarterly efficiency report submitted to HM Treasury by HM Crown Prosecution Service
Answer · 15 Jul 2026
HMT’s publication of the 2026-27 financial reporting manual makes clear that a select group of smaller departments and independent bodies – which includes the Law Officers Departments - are exempt from the requirement to report efficiencies to HM Treasury...
Defence: Finance
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Pursuant to the answer of 29 June 2026, to Question 10654, on Defence: Finance, what is the definition of critical infrastructure used as part of the 1.5% NATO target that the Government uses; and whether there
Answer · 20 Jul 2026
As confirmed in the answer to Question 10654, NATO provided a breakdown of the types of spend that could be included within the 1.5% commitment. This included Critical Infrastructure. In 2023, NATO published a report on the EU/NATO taskforce on the resili...
Cabinet Office: Glasgow
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, With reference to the Cabinet Office Second Headquarters 2030 Strategy, published in June 2026, on what occasions in the last 12 months have Cabinet Office Ministers substantively worked from the Glasgow office.
Answer · 14 Jul 2026
Having welcomed numerous Ministers over the last four years, the Second Headquarters will continue to host a regular rhythm of Ministers and senior leadership in line with the Cabinet Office Second Headquarters 2030 strategy.
Civil Service: Facilities Agreements
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Pursuant to the answer of 24 June 2026, to Question 11152, on Civil Service: Facilities Agreements, what was the aggregate monetary cost of the facility time to the Civil Service in 2023-24 on which the 0.04% fi
Answer · 14 Jul 2026
The aggregate monetary cost of facility time in the Civil Service, based on the Cabinet Office published data for the year 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024, was £12,525,615.37.The average percentage of pay spent on facility time in the Civil Service, based o...
Speeches in the chamber
8 Jul 2026 Troubles Legacy: Legislation
It is clear from the Secretary of State’s answer that the former Armed Forces Minister quit because he could see that the Bill remains unfit for purpose and fails to protect the very veterans that it claims to protect. The Secretary of Sta…
8 Jul 2026 Troubles Legacy: Legislation
If the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill was any of those things, why did the former Armed Forces Minister, when he resigned last month, say that it remains “remains unfit for purpose. It risks failing the very veterans it claims to protec…
2 Jul 2026 Historical Forced Adoption
I thank the Prime Minister for advance sight of his statement and for coming to the House to deliver the statement himself. On behalf of His Majesty’s Opposition, we welcome what he has said and agree that whenever the state makes grave er…
29 Jun 2026 Northern Ireland Office
I am pleased that the Government are looking at some sort of additional support for PSNI. I sense that the Secretary of State is about to move off legacy. I did ask him whether he had discussed the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill with the r…
29 Jun 2026 Northern Ireland Office
That’s why we funded it.
29 Jun 2026 Northern Ireland Office
I will also begin by congratulating the Chair of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, the hon. Member for Gower (Tonia Antoniazzi), on making sure that we got this debate. It is clear that without her and the support of her Committee, w…
25 Jun 2026 Topical Questions
I am very glad to be the one to break the news that the right hon. Gentleman wants to keep his current job and not move to another role. This is a serious question. Does the right hon. Gentleman think it would be appropriate for the new…
25 Jun 2026 Topical Questions
I was just trying to be nice, Mr Speaker. We will do it privately. Given that we may have a new Prime Minister on 16 July, does the right hon. Gentleman think that that new Prime Minister should take questions in the House before he goe…
25 Jun 2026 Topical Questions
This may be the last time I come up against the right hon. Gentleman during parliamentary questions. When we first faced each other nine months ago, I said that he was one of the most able performers in Government, and I still believe that…
25 Jun 2026 Lord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response
Obviously the House does not want to do anything prejudicial to a case, but it appears that the Metropolitan police are saying that some documents could be released without that being prejudicial to the case. I know that things will soon m…
25 Jun 2026 Lord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response
I am sure that danger and excitement await the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister in whatever comes next. The Government have always maintained that they have withheld material from the Mandelson case only at the request of the Metropol…
9 Jun 2026 Police Service of Northern Ireland Training College
As ever, the hon. Gentleman makes an extremely astute observation. I suggest that we perhaps try to find the time to have a full Westminster Hall debate on the Barnett consequentials and formula with particular regard to Northern Ireland…
9 Jun 2026 Police Service of Northern Ireland Training College
The hon. Gentleman makes an excellent point. I will turn to it in a moment.
9 Jun 2026 Police Service of Northern Ireland Training College
I should say at the outset that I associate myself with the remarks made by other hon. Members about the terrible attack in north Belfast last night. Although there are still many details to emerge from the case, it is very clear that the …
3 Jun 2026 Lord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address
The reason I brought this up is that on Monday the right hon. Gentleman said: “I do recall having some limited exchanges with Peter Mandelson over WhatsApp, including those I have already discussed in the media”.—[Official Report, 1 Jun…
3 Jun 2026 Lord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address
I just want to make sure that I understand—I hope the Minister will forgive me if I do not. In his case, was it his permanent secretary as the accounting officer who verified that the messages he had were not admissible to the process?
3 Jun 2026 Lord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address
I open my remarks by paying tribute to Sir Alex Younger, the former head of MI6, who we learned had passed away during this debate. He was an incredible public servant who gave an enormous amount to his country. He was incredibly wise and …
3 Jun 2026 Lord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address
The right hon. Lady is making an important series of points. Does she not also think that the fact that the vetting was not done before Mandelson arrived in Washington, as we now know, means that somebody was in post in Washington seeing h…
3 Jun 2026 Lord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address
My right hon. Friend is right. The Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister will have heard his remarks, and I hope he will respond to them. Further to what my right hon. Friend said, the Humble Address was in February, but it was not unti…
3 Jun 2026 Lord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address
That is entirely true. I believe that the ISC said as much in one of its responses to Government disclosure, saying it was very troubled by the fact that this guidance, which all Ministers are supposed to obey, was routinely being broken. …
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Government posts
- Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office) · Cabinet Office 27 Oct 2022 – 5 Jul 2024
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions) · Department for Work and Pensions 20 Sep 2022 – 27 Oct 2022
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) · Department for Education 16 Sep 2021 – 6 Jul 2022
Committee memberships
- Procurement Bill [HL] 25 Jan 2023 – 21 Feb 2023
- Pension Dashboards (Prohibition of Indemnification) Bill 19 Oct 2022 – 26 Oct 2022
- Skills and Post-16 Education [HL] Bill 24 Nov 2021 – 7 Dec 2021
- Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) Bill 22 Sep 2021 – 27 Oct 2021
- Human Rights (Joint Committee) 18 Dec 2017 – 25 Feb 2019
- Work and Pensions Committee 11 Sep 2017 – 11 Feb 2019
Previous seats
- Brentwood and Ongar · Elected 2 times 8 Jun 2017 – 30 May 2024
Elections contested
- Islington North 7 May 2015
Expenses
Contact & offices
0207 219 1613
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Alex Burghart, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Alex Burghart?
Alex Burghart is a Member of Parliament representing Brentwood and Ongar in the House of Commons. See Alex Burghart's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Alex Burghart represent?
Alex Burghart sits as Conservative. See Alex Burghart's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Alex Burghart represent?
Alex Burghart is the Member of Parliament for Brentwood and Ongar. See Alex Burghart's official Parliament profile.
How long has Alex Burghart been an MP?
Alex Burghart has served in the House of Commons for 9 years, 1 month. See Alex Burghart's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Alex Burghart?
Alex Burghart has 9 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Alex Burghart's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.