MP for North West Essex
Leader of HM Official Opposition
“An exceptionally loyal party figure who has risen to lead the Conservative Party and, from November 2024, the Official Opposition, with a career spanning international trade and equality portfolios.”
Kemi Badenoch is the Conservative MP for North West Essex, first elected in 2017. She has held several senior government roles, including as Secretary of State for Business and Trade and Minister for Women and Equalities, and, as of November 2024, serves as Leader of HM Official Opposition and Leader of the Conservative Party.
Her voting record shows near-total party loyalty (100% on party line) with attendance above the party average (60% vs 56%). She has three rebel votes. On policy, she generally supports immigration controls, the asylum system and the Rwanda deportation scheme, and backs trade union powers, while voting mix on Universal Credit, VAT, NHS funding and prison sentencing. She sits around the centre-right on the political spectrum (53/100).
She has 17 declared financial interests, including donations and other support for MP activities (8 entries), gifts/benefits/hospitality from UK sources (4 entries), miscellaneous entries (4), and one overseas visit.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Conservative average: 56%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Conservative average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
18 positions
Leader of HM Official Opposition
Since Nov 2024
Leader of the Conservative Party
Since Nov 2024
Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Jul 2024 - Nov 2024
Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing, Communities & Local Government
Jul 2024 - Jul 2024
Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Feb 2023 - Jul 2024
President of the Board of Trade
Feb 2023 - Jul 2024
Minister for Women and Equalities
Oct 2022 - Jul 2024
Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade
Sept 2022 - Feb 2023
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Opposition Day Motion: Defence
AYEOpposition Day Motion: Oil and Gas
AYEOpposition day motion: fuel duty
AYEDraft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading
NOCourts and Tribunals Bill
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
AYECourts and Tribunals Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106
NOChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102
NOChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44
NOChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41
NOChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38
NOChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
