Alex Chalk’s voting in Parliament

Alex Chalk is a Conservative MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Conservative MPs.

However, Alex Chalk sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Alex Chalk voted against investigations into the Iraq war, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes
• Alex Chalk voted for requiring pub companies to offer pub landlords rent-only leases, while most Conservative MPs generally voted against. Show votes

We have lots more plain English analysis of Alex Chalk’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Alex Chalk’s full vote analysis page for more.

Alex Chalk has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 5 Sep 2018

Recent appearances

• Salisbury Incident 12 Sep 2018

  I am not suggesting for a second that the right hon. Lady is not patriotic, but she did say in the past: “Every defeat of the British state is a victory for all of us.” She has not yet recanted those remarks. Will she take this opportunity to do so entirely?

• Salisbury Incident 12 Sep 2018

  It is a great pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Harborough (Neil O’Brien), who made a very powerful speech, as have so many speakers in this debate. I pay tribute to Members in all parts of the House for the strength of their contributions. I pay particular tribute to the Prime Minister and to the Security Minister. At all times, their response has been sure-footed,...

• Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill: Entering or remaining in a designated area 11 Sep 2018

  Does my hon. Friend agree that one of the problems facing police and prosecutors when people come back from overseas is that if they want to investigate them for preparing acts of terrorism it is sometimes extremely difficult to get hold of evidence that may be in other parts of the world? This measure is an important way of filling that gap in the law, so that people can, when the evidence...

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Profile

Conservative MP for Cheltenham

Entered the House of Commons on 8 May 2015 — General election

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @alexchalkchelt
• https://facebook.com/alexchalkchelt

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Alex Chalk campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department for Transport
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Department of Health
• Ministry of Housing
• Communities and Local Government
• Department for Education
• Stalking
• Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
• Extended Schools
• Children: Maintenance
• General Practitioners: Insurance

Currently held offices

• Member, Justice Committee (since 11 Sep 2017)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Justice Committee (6 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Martin Horwood
• Nigel Jones
• Charles Irving
• Douglas Dodds-Parker
• William Beach
• Daniel Lipson
• Walter Preston
• James Agg-Gardner
• Richard Mathias
• Duncannon
• John Sears
• James Agg-Gardner
• Francis Russell
• James Agg-Gardner
• Charles De Ferrieres
• James Agg-Gardner
• Henry Samuelson
• Charles Schreiber
• Francis Berkeley
• Charles Berkeley
• Craven Berkeley
• Charles Berkeley
• Craven Berkeley
• Willoughby Jones
• Craven Berkeley

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Voyeurism (Offences) (No. 2) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Ivory Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Stalking Protection Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Higher Education and Research Bill Committee (13 out of 14)
• High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill Committee (4 out of 6)
• High-Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• NHS (Charitable Trusts Etc) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill Committee (1 out of 3)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 134 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs. See all Alex Chalk’s speeches
• Has received answers to 72 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 94.56% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 0 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 143 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Alex Chalk’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 152 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)