Official portrait of Bambos Charalambous

Bambos Charalambous

Labour MP for Southgate and Wood Green, since 8 June 2017

Bambos Charalambous is the Labour MP for Southgate and Wood Green, and has been an MP continually since 8 June 2017.

Scorecard

79.8% Attendance Turns up more often than most MPs who vote
447 Votes cast out of 575 divisions, plus 12 as teller
116 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
0 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Labour MPs
6 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
495 Debates spoken in 519 written questions tabled

Ranked 177 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
15 Jul 2026 Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots deferred division Aye 330–109
15 Jul 2026 Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 deferred division Aye 330–109
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 No 104–412
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 No 102–409
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 No 93–323
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading Aye 264–90
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading No 97–358
8 Jul 2026 Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 deferred division Aye 283–182
8 Jul 2026 Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 deferred division Aye 317–103
8 Jul 2026 Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 deferred division Aye 369–102
7 Jul 2026 Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners No vote 115–0
6 Jul 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 Aye 394–85
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 No vote 177–308
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 No vote 173–282
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 No vote 80–281
1 Jul 2026 Draft Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 deferred division No vote 318–107
1 Jul 2026 Draft Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 deferred division No vote 322–107
24 Jun 2026 Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 Aye 330–93
24 Jun 2026 Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 Aye 329–94
24 Jun 2026 Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 Aye 332–94
24 Jun 2026 Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 deferred division Aye 323–160
23 Jun 2026 Opposition Day: Puberty blockers No 112–283
23 Jun 2026 Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment Aye 294–110
23 Jun 2026 Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness No 108–307
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 No 171–322

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.

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: Music Publishers Association
Address of donor: 107 Grays Inn Road, London WC1X 8TZ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: One ticket and hospitality at the Ivor Novello Awards, value £1,314
Date received: 21 May 2026
Date accepted: 21 May 2026
Donor status: company, registration 00140248
(Registered 18 June 2026)

On the register since 30 Jun 2026

Name of donor: The Football Association Premier League Ltd
Address of donor: Brunel Building, 57 North Wharf Road, London W2 1HQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket and hospitality to watch the Champions League football match between Chelsea and Pafos on 21 January 2026, value £550
Date received: 21 January 2026
Date accepted: 21 January 2026
Donor status: company, registration 02719699
(Registered 10 February 2026)

On the register since 24 Feb 2026

Name of donor: English National Opera
Address of donor: London Coliseum, St Martins Lane, London, WC2N 4ES
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets and hospitality for 'Cosi Fan Tutte' opera at the Coliseum on Friday 6 February 2026, value £358
Date received: 6 February 2026
Date accepted: 6 February 2026
Donor status: company, registration 00426792
(Registered 12 February 2026)

On the register since 24 Feb 2026

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Results Education
Address of donor: DC - 207 The Clarence Centre, 6 St. Georges Circus, London SE1 6FE
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights to and from Malawi (£1,791.29), accommodation in Malawi (£850.00) and meals (£248.90), value £2,889.29
Destination of visit: Malawi (Lilongwe and Salima)
Dates of visit: 23 May 2026 to 1 June 2026
Purpose of visit: To visit schools in Malawi and meet Parliamentarians and officials involved in delivering primary education and to see the impact that UK Government funded initiatives are having on education in Malawi.
(Registered 29 June 2026)

On the register since 30 Jun 2026

Name of donor: Morphou Municipality
Address of donor: 2 Aglantzias Avenue, 2108 Aglantzia, Nicosia Cyprus
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Accommodation for three nights (£482.96), transport (£200 estimate) and meals (£150 estimate), value £832.96
Destination of visit: Cyprus (Nicosia)
Dates of visit: 10 October 2025 to 13 October 2025
Purpose of visit: To attend the annual Morphou Rally and associated events in Cyprus, to meet with the Mayor and councillors of the Morphou Municipality, other politicians and members from civil society.
(Registered 6 November 2025)

On the register since 18 Nov 2025

8. Miscellaneous

Director and Trustee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (UK Branch)
Date interest arose: 16 October 2024
(Registered 31 October 2024)

On the register since 13 Nov 2024

The same register on parliament.uk →

Debates

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


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

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