About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Alex Easton) represents you, and all of the people who live in North Down, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Independent MP for North Down, Former Independent MLA for North Down

Entered the House of Commons on 5 July 2024 — General election

Entered the Assembly on 26 November 2003 — General election

Left the Assembly on 5 July 2024 — Resigned

Party was DUP until 27 Mar 2022

• Wikipedia page

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Foreign
• Commonwealth and Development Office
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Northern Ireland Office
• Ministry of Housing
• Communities and Local Government
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Housing: Construction
• Brain: Tumours
• European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) Bill
• Social Security Benefits: Disability
• Animal Experiments

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Stephen Farry
• Sylvia Hermon
• Robert McCartney
• James Kilfedder
• George Currie
• Patricia Ford
• Walter Smiles

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Treasury: Block Grant: Northern Ireland 24 Mar 2025

  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of her Department's proposed welfare reforms on the Northern Ireland block grant.

• St Patrick’s Day: UK Bank Holiday 18 Mar 2025

  Does the hon. Gentleman agree that the significance of the origins of St Patrick, a British saint born in Roman Britain, possibly near the end of the 4th century, combined with his lasting contributions to religion, culture and history across the United Kingdom, underscore the value of recognising a UK national holiday in his name?

• St Patrick’s Day: UK Bank Holiday 18 Mar 2025

  Does the hon. Gentleman agree that the significance of the origins of St Patrick, a British saint born in Roman Britain, possibly near the end of the 4th century, combined with his lasting contributions to religion, culture and history across the United Kingdom, underscore the value of recognising a UK national holiday in his name?

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