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

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:

Money declared to them

1 donation accepted personally since 4 Jul 2024, worth £2,889 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
23 May 2026 Mr Bambos Charalambous sitting MP Results Education Other Visit £2,889

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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