Alex Chalk
Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024
Represented Cheltenham · in Parliament since 7 May 2015
Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham | 7 May 2015 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 3 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 7 May 2015 | 30 May 2024 |
Election history
| Election | Constituency | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice | Government | 21 April 2023 | 5 July 2024 |
| Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) | Government | 26 October 2022 | 21 April 2023 |
| Solicitor General (Attorney General's Office) | Government | 16 September 2021 | 5 July 2022 |
| Assistant Whip | Government | 13 February 2020 | 16 September 2021 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice) | Government | 13 February 2020 | 16 September 2021 |
Voting participation
71st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 127 | 98 | 77.2% |
| 2023 | 256 | 200 | 78.1% |
| 2022 | 251 | 211 | 84.1% |
| 2021 | 242 | 220 | 90.9% |
| 2020 | 190 | 182 | 95.8% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 913 | 85.5% |
Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).
Parliamentary activity
joint 577th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 131 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 298 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 104 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 80 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 249 | 69 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
No data for this measure.
Hansard activity
134th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899
Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.
Parliamentary timeline
Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.
2015
- – Became MP for Cheltenham
- – Joined Conservative
2020
- – Appointed: Assistant Whip
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
2021
- – Appointed: Solicitor General (Attorney General's Office)
- – Left role: Assistant Whip
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
2022
- – Left role: Solicitor General (Attorney General's Office)
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
2023
- – Appointed: Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
- – Left role: Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
2024
- – Left the House of Commons (Dissolution)
- – Left role: Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.