Mrs Kemi Badenoch

Mrs Kemi Badenoch

Constituency: North West Essex

Party: Conservative

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Synopsis

The Rt Hon Mrs Kemi Badenoch is the Conservative MP for North West Essex, and has been an MP continually since 8 June 2017. She currently undertakes the role of Leader of HM Official Opposition. In addition, she is Leader of the Conservative Party.

Mrs Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative MP for North West Essex first elected in June 2017, has participated in voting on 156 of 537 eligible divisions in the current parliament, a participation rate of 29.05% that ranks her 615th overall and 110th among Conservative MPs. Her debate contributions show a notably different level of engagement, with 697 total contributions across 120 debates, ranking her 315th overall. Her debate topics have focused primarily on procedural matters, parliamentary procedure, and foreign affairs and defence, while her voting has concentrated on taxation, employment and workers rights, and parliamentary procedure. She is relatively long-serving compared to her fellow 2017-elected cohort, ranking 21st of 37 MPs elected that year in debate participation though 34th in voting participation.

Summary generated on 15/06/2026 (View details)

VOTING PARTICIPATION

159 / 551

28.86%

Ranked #614 of 650 MPs (6th percentile)

DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS

126 / 9879

713 total contributions

Ranked #304 of 650 MPs (53th percentile)

REGISTERED INTERESTS

79

£961,628.34

£

Total declared interests