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 consistently voted against investigations into the Iraq war, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes
• Alex Chalk consistently 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: 29 Jun 2017

Recent appearances

• Summer Adjournment 20 Jul 2017

  May I, on behalf of all the House, start by warmly congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Torbay (Kevin Foster) on his wedding and wish him a very happy honeymoon, whenever that takes place? I thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker, for this opportunity to raise a few issues that can be crowded out in the ordinary course of busy parliamentary business. In doing so, I will unapologetically focus...

• Bills Presented: Tuition Fees 19 Jul 2017

  Has the hon. Lady read the report by the Sutton Trust, the social mobility charity, which was absolutely damning about social mobility in Scotland as a specific result of the SNP’s policy of capping places? Does she not deprecate the fact that social mobility in Scotland is going into reverse?

• Prison and Youth Custody Centre Safety 19 Jul 2017

  There is a grave situation in our prisons, and the Minister is being typically frank in acknowledging that. One problem is the large cohort of prisoners languishing on indeterminate sentences for public protection. Will the Minister confirm that the Government are committed to getting that number down as quickly as possible?

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Profile

Conservative MP for Cheltenham

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

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

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 of Health
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Department for Education
• Department for Culture
• Media and Sport
• Stalking
• Extended Schools
• Children: Maintenance
• Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
• General Practitioners: Insurance

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)

• Higher Education and Research Bill Committee (13 out of 14)
• NHS (Charitable Trusts Etc) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill Committee (1 out of 3)
• 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)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 78 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs. See all Alex Chalk’s speeches
• Has received answers to 58 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 100.00% 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.
• 139 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Alex Chalk’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 80 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)