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Rt Hon Sir Alok Sharma MP for Reading West Constituency

Rt Hon Sir Alok Sharma MP is standing down at the next General Election

Current MP Details

Rt Hon Sir Alok Sharma MP photograph
Conservative

The Rt Hon Sir Alok Sharma is the Conservative MP for Reading West, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.

Elected May 2010
Elected 4 times

MP Contact Details

Parliamentary
House of Commons
London
SW1A 0AA
020 7219 7131
[email protected]
Departmental
Correspondence Team
Cabinet Office
70 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2AS
020 7276 1234
[email protected]
Constituency
16C Upton Road
Tilehurst
Reading
RG30 4BJ
0118 941 3803
Constituency office
18A High Street
Theale
Reading
RG7 5AN
Website
http://www.aloksharma.co.uk
Twitter
https://twitter.com/AlokSharma_RDG

Constituency Election Results

Election Date
Event
Result
Electorate
Turnout
Majority
Election Date
12 Dec 2019
2019 General Election
Con Hold
Electorate
74,137
Turnout
50,392 (68%)
Majority
4,117
Election Date
8 Jun 2017
2017 General Election
Con Hold
Electorate
74,523
Turnout
51,766 (69%)
Majority
2,876
Election Date
7 May 2015
2015 General Election
Con Hold
Electorate
72,567
Turnout
48,404 (67%)
Majority
6,650
Election Date
6 May 2010
2010 General Election
Con Gain
Electorate
72,120
Turnout
47,530 (66%)
Majority
6,004
Details

Constituency Map


MP History

Date
Event
Details
25 Oct 2022 to Now
Government Post
COP26 President (Cabinet Office)
8 Jan 2021 to 6 Nov 2022
Government Post
COP26 President (Cabinet Office)
13 Feb 2020 to 8 Jan 2021
Government Post
Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
24 Jul 2019 to 13 Feb 2020
Government Post
Secretary of State for International Development
9 Jan 2018 to 24 Jul 2019
Government Post
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
13 Jun 2017 to 9 Jan 2018
Government Post
Minister of State (Communities and Local Government)
17 Jul 2016 to 13 Jun 2017
Government Post
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign and Commonwealth Office)
12 Sep 2014 to 30 Mar 2015
Committee
Treasury Committee
12 Jul 2010 to 14 Feb 2011
Committee
Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
6 May 2010 to Now
House
Commons
6 May 2010 to Now
Affiliation
Conservative
6 May 2010 to Now
Representative
Reading West
Notes

Rows highlighted in green indicates a currently held position.

MP Contributions

Debates
342
Early Day Motions
2
Written Questions
2
Votes
1,246
Date
Debate
Contributions
20 Feb 2024
Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill
7
Details
22 Jan 2024
Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill
3
Details
14 Dec 2023
COP28
1
Details
17 Oct 2023
Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill
1
Details
5 Sep 2023
Energy Bill [Lords]
4
Details
9 May 2023
Energy Bill [Lords]
1
Details
18 Apr 2023
Clean Energy Technologies: Private Sector Investment
2
Details
30 Mar 2023
Powering Up Britain
1
Details
31 Jan 2023
Topical Questions
1
Details
10 Sep 2022
Tributes to Her Late Majesty the Queen
1
Details

Constituency Member History

Date
Member
Reason for Leaving
Details
6 May 2010
to Now
Sir Alok Sharma
Conservative
Current Member
The Rt Hon Sir Alok Sharma is the Conservative MP for Reading West, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.

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