Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Conservative Sitting MP
MP for North West Essex · in Parliament since 8 June 2017
Opposition Leader of HM Official Opposition
Role Leader of the Conservative Party
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| North West Essex | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Saffron Walden | 8 June 2017 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 2 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 8 June 2017 | Present |
Election history
| Election | Constituency | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dulwich and West Norwood |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | Opposition | 9 July 2024 | 2 November 2024 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing, Communities & Local Government | Opposition | 8 July 2024 | 9 July 2024 |
| President of the Board of Trade | Government | 7 February 2023 | 5 July 2024 |
| Secretary of State for Business and Trade | Government | 7 February 2023 | 5 July 2024 |
| Minister for Women and Equalities | Government | 25 October 2022 | 5 July 2024 |
| Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade | Government | 6 September 2022 | 7 February 2023 |
| Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (jointly with Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) | Government | 16 September 2021 | 6 July 2022 |
| Minister for Equalities | Government | 14 February 2020 | 6 July 2022 |
| Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury) | Government | 13 February 2020 | 15 September 2021 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) | Government | 27 July 2019 | 13 February 2020 |
| Vice-Chair, Conservative Party | Other | 8 January 2018 | 27 July 2019 |
Voting participation
558th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 76 | 32.2% |
| 2025 | 322 | 87 | 27.0% |
| 2024 | 200 | 138 | 69.0% |
| 2023 | 256 | 148 | 57.8% |
| 2022 | 251 | 171 | 68.1% |
| 2021 | 242 | 218 | 90.1% |
| 2020 | 190 | 169 | 89.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 809 | 75.8% |
| 59th | 631 | 200 | 31.7% |
Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).
Parliamentary activity
joint 317th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 214 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 258 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 241 | 40 | 232 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 242 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 236 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 389 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 249 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Conservative average 99.9%
Committee membership history
- Public Accounts Committee 2020–2021 · attendance 100.0%
- Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission 2021–2022 · attendance 100.0%
2 bill committees served on
Hansard activity
19th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899
Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.
Parliamentary timeline
Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.
2017
- – Became MP for Saffron Walden
- – Joined Conservative
2018
- – Appointed: Vice-Chair, Conservative Party
2019
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
- – Left role: Vice-Chair, Conservative Party
2020
- – Appointed: Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
- – Appointed: Minister for Equalities
- – Joined Public Accounts Committee
2021
- – Left role: Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (jointly with Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
- – Joined Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
2022
- – Left role: Minister for Equalities
- – Left role: Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (jointly with Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
- – Appointed: Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade
- – Appointed: Minister for Women and Equalities
2023
- – Appointed: President of the Board of Trade
- – Appointed: Secretary of State for Business and Trade
- – Left role: Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade
2024
- – Became MP for North West Essex
- – Left role: Minister for Women and Equalities
- – Left role: President of the Board of Trade
- – Left role: Secretary of State for Business and Trade
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing, Communities & Local Government
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing, Communities & Local Government
- – Appointed (opposition): Leader of HM Official Opposition
- – Appointed: Leader of the Conservative Party
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Constituency: North West Essex
Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.