Mrs Kemi Badenoch

MP since 8 Jun 2017

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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.

1415

Votes Cast

N/A

Expenses

2,610

Majority

35.6%

Vote Share

Expenses

No expense data available.

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 54,386 voters

Conservative
19,360 votes35.6%
Labour
16,750 votes30.8%
Reform UK
7,668 votes14.1%
Liberal Democrat
6,055 votes11.1%
Green Party
2,846 votes5.2%
Independent
852 votes1.6%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

232

Written Questions

0

Oral Questions

93

Debates Spoken In

498

Speeches

176

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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Financial Interests(16)

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

J.C. Bamford Excavators Limited

£150,000

6 June 2025

£150,000
Name of donor
J.C. Bamford Excavators Limited
Address of donor
Lakeside Works, Rocester, Uttoxeter, ST14 5JP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£150,000
Date received
6 June 2025
Date accepted
6 June 2025
Donor status
company, registration 00561597

Registered 23 June 2025

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

J.C. Bamford Excavators Ltd

£50,000 in support of my role as Leader of the Conservative Party

£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

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

Charles Keymer

£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.

£41,813
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

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Neil Record

Provision of workspace, accommodation and associated hospitality for a series of work meetings in Gloucestershire over six days with colleagues and others who attended different sessions during various times of the week. My family attended as it was half-term week so we could spend time together outside the formal meeting part of the residential

17 February 2025 to 23 February 2025

£14,350
Name of donor
Neil Record
Address of donor
private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Provision of workspace, accommodation and associated hospitality for a series of work meetings in Gloucestershire over six days with colleagues and others who attended different sessions during various times of the week. My family attended as it was half-term week so we could spend time together outside the formal meeting part of the residential, value £14,350.38
Date received
17 February 2025 to 23 February 2025
Date accepted
17 February 2025
Donor status
individual

Registered 16 March 2025

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

James Mellon

£10,000 in support of my role as Leader of the Opposition

27 January 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

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Mrs in Parliament

Wind Power: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish the environmental principles assessment for the Policy statement on onshore wind, published on 8 July 2

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government24 Jul 2024

Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Planning and Infrastructure Bill will include measures to reform the judicial review process to speed up planni

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government24 Jul 2024

Wind Power: Birds

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Policy statement on onshore wind, published on 8 July 2024, whether her Department has made an estima

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government24 Jul 2024

Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to modernise planning committees.

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government24 Jul 2024

Planning Authorities: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to recruit additional planning inspectors to support the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project pr

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government23 Jul 2024

National Policy Statements

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her planned timetable is for completion of each of the revised National Policy Statements.

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government23 Jul 2024

Permitted Development Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to (a) remove or (b) curtail permitted development rights that were introduced since May 2010; and what h

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government23 Jul 2024

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her Department's policy is on (a) Strategic Environmental Assessments and (b) Environmental Impact Assessments.

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government23 Jul 2024

General Election 2024: Absent Voting

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to take steps to review postal voting delays that occurred during the general election 2024.

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government23 Jul 2024

Green Belt

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether (a) councils will be required to review their Local Plans in order to undertake Green Belt reviews and (b) Local Pl

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government23 Jul 2024
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