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, Conservative MP for North West Essex, has been elected since June 2017 and ranks 183rd of 650 MPs for length of service. She holds no government post but demonstrates a stark divergence between her voting and debate activity, casting 152 votes out of 515 eligible divisions for a participation rate of 29.51% while making 655 contributions across 113 debates. Her voting participation places her 616th overall among all MPs and 110th among Conservative MPs, whereas her debate contributions rank her 308th overall, indicating significantly higher engagement in parliamentary debate than in voting.

Summary generated on 18/05/2026 (View details)

VOTING PARTICIPATION

154 / 521

29.56%

Ranked #615 of 650 MPs (6th percentile)

DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS

115 / 8913

667 total contributions

Ranked #306 of 650 MPs (53th percentile)

REGISTERED INTERESTS

79

£961,628.34

£

Total declared interests