Official portrait of Mrs Kemi Badenoch

Mrs Kemi Badenoch

Conservative MP for North West Essex, since 8 June 2017

Leader of HM Official Opposition

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.

Scorecard

29.7% Attendance In the least-present tenth of MPs who vote
171 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
404 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
0 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Conservative MPs
19 Interests declared 9 at £5,000 or more
401 Debates spoken in 260 written questions tabled

Ranked 621 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 32 No vote 268–78
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 No vote 255–128
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Government amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 2 No vote 264–125
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 No vote 254–135
12 Nov 2025 Opposition Day: Energy: original words stand part Aye 97–336
12 Nov 2025 Opposition Day: Taxes Aye 101–316
5 Nov 2025 Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 No vote 268–80
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 No vote 311–152
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 72B No vote 312–151
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48B No vote 310–150
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B No vote 308–153
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1B No vote 310–155
4 Nov 2025 Opposition day: Welfare spending Aye 92–403
4 Nov 2025 Opposition day: Supporting high streets Aye 106–321
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill: Third Reading No 321–103
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 20 No vote 182–311
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 19 No vote 173–323
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12 No vote 82–314
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 Aye 170–328
29 Oct 2025 European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion Aye 96–154
28 Oct 2025 Opposition Day: China spying case Aye 174–327
28 Oct 2025 Opposition Day: Stamp Duty Land Tax Aye 103–329
27 Oct 2025 Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 No vote 153–332
27 Oct 2025 Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12 No vote 166–322
27 Oct 2025 Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 No vote 165–323

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

£41,812

Name of donor: Charles Keymer
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £41,812.50 financial support to cover the cost of salary for a member of staff for the Leader of the Opposition. Three monthly instalments of £4,312.50 and one instalment of £25,875 for the period September 2025 to May 2026.
Donor status: individual
(Registered 27 November 2025)

On the register since 2 Dec 2025

£50,000

Name of donor: J.C. Bamford Excavators Ltd
Address of donor: Lakeside Works, Rocester, Uttoxeter, ST14 5JP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £50,000 in support of my role as Leader of the Conservative Party
Donor status: company, registration 00561597
(Registered 12 November 2025)

On the register since 18 Nov 2025

2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

Name of donor: Rachel Anderson
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,000
Date received: 7 July 2026
Date accepted: 7 July 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 8 July 2026)

On the register since 14 Jul 2026

£60,000

Name of donor: Philip Charles Harris
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £60,000 in support of my role of Leader of the Opposition (paid in monthly donations of £5,000)
Date received: 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027
Date accepted: 1 July 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 9 July 2026)

On the register since 14 Jul 2026

£10,000

Name of donor: Giles Davies
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 in support of my role as Leader of the Opposition
Date received: 12 March 2026
Date accepted: 12 March 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 16 March 2026)

On the register since 24 Mar 2026

£10,000

Name of donor: RNIE Group LTD
Address of donor: 4th Floor Cumberland House, 15-17 Cumberland Place, Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom, SO15 2BG
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 in support of the role of Leader of the Opposition
Date received: 9 February 2026
Date accepted: 9 February 2026
Donor status: company, registration 12801386
(Registered 16 February 2026)

On the register since 24 Feb 2026

£10,000

Name of donor: James Mellon
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 in support of my role as Leader of the Opposition
Date received: 27 January 2026
Date accepted: 27 January 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 27 January 2026)

On the register since 3 Feb 2026

£10,000

Name of donor: Watt Trading Ltd
Address of donor: C/O Bpb Accountancy Ltd Paulton House, Old Mills, Paulton, United Kingdom, BS39 7SX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 in support of my role as Leader of the Conservative Party
Date received: 9 January 2026
Date accepted: 9 January 2026
Donor status: company, registration 12906443
(Registered 19 January 2026)

On the register since 20 Jan 2026

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club Limited
Address of donor: Church Road, Wimbledon, SW19 5AE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Hospitality and two tickets for attendance at Wimbledon Championship for myself and one guest, value £1,360
Date received: 11 July 2026
Date accepted: 11 July 2026
Donor status: company, registration 7546718
(Registered 13 July 2026)

On the register since 14 Jul 2026

Name of donor: BBC Studios Ltd
Address of donor: 1 Television Centre, 101 Wood Lane, London W12 7FA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: I attended the 100 birthday celebration in honour of Sir David Attenborough at The Royal Albert Hall hosted by the BBC with a guest. The notional value of the tickets was £98.18 each and hospitality was valued at £96.89 per head, value £390.14
Date received: 8 May 2026
Date accepted: 8 May 2026
Donor status: company, registration 04463546
(Registered 3 June 2026)

On the register since 16 Jun 2026

Name of donor: Carlton Club
Address of donor: 69 St James’s Street, London, SW1A 1PJ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Honorary membership value of which is currently £960 per annum, value £960
Date received: 11 December 2024 to 11 April 2029
Date accepted: 18 December 2024
Donor status: company, registration 00573221
(Registered 19 May 2026)

On the register since 3 Jun 2026

£7,548

Name of donor: Neil Record
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Accommodation and hospitality for me and four members of my family, with an estimated value of £7548.55 provided by Mr Record at his private residence, value £7,548.55
Date received: 13 February 2026 to 18 February 2026
Date accepted: 13 February 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 11 March 2026)

On the register since 24 Mar 2026

Name of donor: Global Media & Entertainment Ltd
Address of donor: 30 Leicester Square, London WC2H 7LA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Five tickets to the Jingle Bell Ball for myself and four members of my family, value £1,250
Date received: 7 December 2025
Date accepted: 7 December 2025
Donor status: company, registration 06251684
(Registered 12 December 2025)

On the register since 16 Dec 2025

Name of donor: The All England Lawn Tennis Club (CHAMPIONSHIPS) Limited
Address of donor: Church Road, Wimbledon SW19 5AE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Event tickets and hospitality in The Royal Box at the Wimbledon Championship for myself and 1 other, value £1,396
Date received: 12 July 2025
Date accepted: 12 July 2025
Donor status: company, registration 7546773
(Registered 14 July 2025)

On the register since 21 Oct 2025

4. Visits outside the UK

£27,479

Name of donor: Hoover Institution
Address of donor: 434 Galvez Mall, Stanford University, CA 94305 USA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Accommodation for myself and two staff members (£4116.00). On 11 December Hoover reimbursed (£23,363.96), for flights for myself and two staff members, originally made by the Conservative Party, value £27,479.96
Destination of visit: United States
Dates of visit: 17 October 2025 to 20 October 2025
Purpose of visit: To participate in a conference organised by the Hoover Institute.
(Registered 12 November 2025; updated 15 December 2025)

On the register since 16 Dec 2025

8. Miscellaneous

A Person with Significant Control of C&UCO Properties. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 2 November 2024
(Registered 27 November 2024)

On the register since 11 Dec 2024

A Person with Significant Control of the Conservative Party Foundation. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 2 November 2024
(Registered 27 November 2024)

On the register since 11 Dec 2024

A Person with Significant Control of C&UCO Management Limited. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 2 November 2024
(Registered 27 November 2024)

On the register since 11 Dec 2024

A Person with Significant Control of C&UCO Services Limited. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 2 November 2024
(Registered 27 November 2024)

On the register since 11 Dec 2024

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Debates

401 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:

Money declared to them

59 donations accepted personally since 4 Jul 2024, worth £793,291 in total — from the Electoral Commission's register, which is a separate register from the one above. Money given to their party is not counted here; this is money declared to them.

AcceptedRecipientDonorTypeValue
12 Mar 2026 Kemi Badenoch sitting MP Giles Davies Individual Non Cash Other £10k
9 Feb 2026 Kemi Badenoch sitting MP RNIE Group LTD Company Non Cash Other £10k
27 Jan 2026 Kemi Badenoch sitting MP James Mellon Individual Non Cash Other £10k
9 Jan 2026 Kemi Badenoch sitting MP Watt Trading Ltd Company Non Cash Other £10k
17 Oct 2025 Kemi Badenoch sitting MP Hoover Institution Other Visit £27k
6 Jun 2025 Kemi Badenoch sitting MP J.C. Bamford Excavators Limited Company Cash £150k
27 Jan 2025 Kemi Badenoch sitting MP Lord Andrew Roberts Individual Cash £10k
26 Oct 2024 Kemi Badenoch sitting MP Flowidea Company Cash £10k
26 Oct 2024 Kemi Badenoch sitting MP S Wernick & Sons (Holdings) Ltd Company Cash £2,500
22 Oct 2024 Kemi Badenoch sitting MP William Salomon Individual Cash £10k
22 Oct 2024 Kemi Badenoch sitting MP Philip Witheridge Individual Cash £10k
18 Oct 2024 Kemi Badenoch sitting MP Eileen Gallagher Individual Cash £3,000
16 Oct 2024 Kemi Badenoch sitting MP David P J Ross Individual Cash £10k
15 Oct 2024 Kemi Badenoch sitting MP Watt Trading Ltd Company Cash £10k
11 Oct 2024 Kemi Badenoch sitting MP Johnny Leavesley Individual Cash £5,000
11 Oct 2024 Kemi Badenoch sitting MP Andrew Hood Individual Cash £5,000
11 Oct 2024 Kemi Badenoch sitting MP Gerald Morris Individual Cash £2,500
10 Oct 2024 Kemi Badenoch sitting MP Jersey House Developments Ltd Company Cash £50k
10 Oct 2024 Kemi Badenoch sitting MP Neil Record Individual Non Cash Consultancy services £5,175
10 Oct 2024 Kemi Badenoch sitting MP Alison Rankin Frost Individual Cash £5,000

Showing the twenty most recent of 59.

Where the public money goes — contracts and donations →


Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence; donations from the Electoral Commission's register. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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