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: 12 Sep 2018

Recent appearances

• Assessment and Treatment Units: Vulnerable People: Centenary of the Armistice 6 Nov 2018

  The hon. Gentleman is giving an extraordinarily powerful tribute. Will he take into account the sacrifices in communities in Cheltenham, where, for example, in one street, Queen Street, of the 31 men who went to fight, a full 21 were killed—in one street alone? Does that not give an idea of the sense of the sacrifice and the extent to which communities were truly hollowed out by this...

• Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Topical Questions 6 Nov 2018

  Motorists want to see the earliest possible end to the traffic misery on the A417 caused by the air balloon pinch point. Does my hon. Friend recognise that the Budget, through its extra firepower for roads, provides the best possible platform for such a vital scheme?

• Budget Resolutions - Income Tax (Charge) 1 Nov 2018

  I rise to support this Budget—a Budget that allows our country to say with confidence, after staring into the economic abyss 10 years ago, that our best days lie ahead. We are talking today about families and communities. In that vein, before drilling into the specific measures in the Budget, it is helpful to take stock of how far we have come in respect of jobs. Why is that? It is...

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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)

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

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 136 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs. See all Alex Chalk’s speeches
• Has received answers to 76 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 94.49% 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.
• 141 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Alex Chalk’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 162 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)