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
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) Aye 364–167
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) Aye 327–182
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 28: Capital gains tax (employee-ownership trusts) Aye 362–164
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 9: Basic rate limit and personal allowance for tax years 2028-29 to 2030-31 Aye 348–176
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 5: Income tax (savings rate for future years) Aye 369–166
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 4: Income tax (dividend rates) Aye 371–166
25 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading Aye 322–179
25 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 80 No 187–320
25 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 69 No 189–320
25 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 17 No 87–321
24 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 No 99–367
24 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 85 No 57–309
24 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 No 74–311
24 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 2 No 158–318
19 Nov 2025 Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 Aye 326–92
19 Nov 2025 Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 deferred division Aye 376–16
18 Nov 2025 Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Second Reading No vote 320–105
18 Nov 2025 Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment No vote 165–327
17 Nov 2025 Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill: Committee: Amendment 5 No vote 147–318
17 Nov 2025 Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill: Committee: Amendment 4 No vote 143–318
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 40 Aye 244–132
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 39 Aye 250–133
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 Aye 252–130
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 Aye 254–129
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 33 Aye 257–128

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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