MP for Brentwood and Ongar
Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
“A party-loyal Conservative MP with strong attendance who rarely rebels, now holding senior shadow cabinet roles.”
Alex Burghart is a Conservative MP for Brentwood and Ongar, first elected in 2017. He has held junior government roles in Education, Work and Pensions and the Cabinet Office, and in 2024 moved into senior opposition roles as Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
Mr Burghart shows high party loyalty (100%) with attendance above average (73%). He generally supports tighter immigration controls and asylum policy and backs tougher prison sentencing, while his votes on welfare and NHS funding have been mixed. He has had two notable rebellions against his party on social policy, including voting against the Tobacco and Vapes Bill and voting for Abortion Regulations in Northern Ireland in 2020.
Declared financial interests include earnings from employment and ad hoc payments, gifts and hospitality from UK sources, and visits outside the UK.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Conservative average: 56%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Conservative average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
11 positions
Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Since Nov 2024
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Since Jul 2024
Procurement Bill [HL]
Jan 2023 - Feb 2023
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
Oct 2022 - Jul 2024
Pension Dashboards (Prohibition of Indemnification) Bill
Oct 2022 - Oct 2022
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
Sept 2022 - Oct 2022
Skills and Post-16 Education [HL] Bill
Nov 2021 - Dec 2021
Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) Bill
Sept 2021 - Oct 2021
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Opposition Day Motion: Defence
AYEOpposition Day Motion: Oil and Gas
AYEOpposition day motion: student loans
AYEOpposition day motion: fuel duty
AYEDraft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
NOCourts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading
NOCourts and Tribunals Bill
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
AYECourts and Tribunals Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106
NOChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102
NOChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
