Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Conservative Party
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North West Essex
MP Since
8 June 2017 (9 years)
Role
Leader of HM Official Opposition
Status
active
Constituency: North West Essex
Mrs Kemi Badenoch represents North West Essex in the House of Commons, sitting as a Conservative Party MP. They have served as the constituency's MP for 9 years.
Pay & Expenses
£98,599
basic salary / year
This is the basic MP salary, set by IPSA and paid to all 650 MPs regardless of role. Additional salary for Cabinet, Shadow Cabinet, or committee roles is not yet shown here — those figures require careful verification against primary IPSA and Ministerial Salaries documents before publishing.
£244,266
total expenses claimed, 2024-25
Staffing
£228,046
Office
£11,991
Accommodation
£0
Travel & Other
£4,229
Source: IPSA official expenses data. Covers parliamentary business costs only — staffing, office running costs, accommodation, and travel — not personal spending.
Declared Donations (59)
£793,291.91
total declared, since 2024 general election
Source: Electoral Commission official register, donations since the 2024 general election (4 July 2024) only. Donations are legally required to be declared if above the statutory threshold — this is not a complete record of all support an MP may receive.
Giles Davies
Individual · 12 Mar 2026 · Other
£10,000
RNIE Group LTD
Company · 9 Feb 2026 · Other
£10,000
James Mellon
Individual · 27 Jan 2026 · Other
£10,000
Watt Trading Ltd
Company · 9 Jan 2026 · Other
£10,000
Hoover Institution
Other · 17 Oct 2025
£27,479.96
J.C. Bamford Excavators Limited
Company · 6 Jun 2025
£150,000
Lord Andrew Roberts
Individual · 27 Jan 2025
£10,000
S Wernick & Sons (Holdings) Ltd
Company · 26 Oct 2024
£2,500
Flowidea
Company · 26 Oct 2024
£10,000
Philip Witheridge
Individual · 22 Oct 2024
£10,000
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Voting Record (most recent 15)
Source: official Commons Votes API, all divisions since the 2024 general election.
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026
3 Jun 2026 · Result: 302 Aye, 155 No (passed)
Voted No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2
2 Jun 2026 · Result: 171 Aye, 302 No (failed)
Voted Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)
20 May 2026 · Result: 104 Aye, 317 No (failed)
Voted Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)
19 May 2026 · Result: 108 Aye, 323 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Privilege
28 Apr 2026 · Result: 223 Aye, 335 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion
27 Apr 2026 · Result: 279 Aye, 176 No (passed)
Voted No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X
22 Apr 2026 · Result: 260 Aye, 161 No (passed)
Voted No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38
15 Apr 2026 · Result: 256 Aye, 150 No (passed)
Voted No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26
15 Apr 2026 · Result: 269 Aye, 162 No (passed)
Voted No
Opposition Day: Defence
24 Mar 2026 · Result: 98 Aye, 306 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Opposition Day: Oil and gas
24 Mar 2026 · Result: 108 Aye, 297 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Opposition day: Fuel duty
18 Mar 2026 · Result: 103 Aye, 259 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
18 Mar 2026 · Result: 368 Aye, 107 No (passed)
Voted No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6
11 Mar 2026 · Result: 175 Aye, 292 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading
11 Mar 2026 · Result: 292 Aye, 161 No (passed)
Voted No
Recent Coverage (18)
Stories mentioning Mrs Kemi Badenoch tracked across NewsDeck's sources
Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey leaves door open to coalition with Andy Burnham: 'Good hypothetical question!'
Sir Ed Davey has refused to rule out entering a coalition with a future Labour government led by Andy Burnham.
Speaking to GB News, the Libe…
GB News·23 Jun· View coverage →
Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch issue general election warning to Andy Burnham
New Makerfield MP on track to be the next prime minister after Keir Starmer's bombshell resignation
Express Politics·22 Jun· View coverage →
Kemi Badenoch takes aim at Keir Starmer 'farewell tour' as she issues demand to Andy Burnham: 'What are we waiting for?'
Kemi Badenoch has taken aim at Sir Keir Starmer's "farewell tour" following his resignation as Prime Minister.
Reacting to his departure, th…
GB News·22 Jun· View coverage →
Kemi Badenoch can't wash her hands of party failings – toxic Tories can't be trusted
With all eyes on Sir Keir Starmer's resignation, we mustn't forget how terribly the Tories governed.
Express Politics·22 Jun· View coverage →
Banned doctors allowed to practise in Britain because of Brexit loophole
A doctor banned from practising in Poland has been able to work in Britain because of a Brexit loophole.
William Okanga-Ajwang, 64, was str…
GB News·22 Jun· View coverage →
Mel Stride slams 'toxic' Reform UK as 'economic fantasists' as he sets out why Kemi Badenoch is ruling out Tories ever doing a deal with Nigel Farage
Mel Stride , the shadow chancellor, claimed Reform's 'numbers never add up' as he criticised their 'irresponsible' promises and 'unfunded' s…
Daily Mail·22 Jun· View coverage →
Badenoch attacks Farage over £5m gift and rules out Tory-Reform pact
Conservative leader says Reform UK’s poor showing in this week’s byelections leaves idea of deal ‘stone-dead’
UK politics live – latest upd…
The Guardian·21 Jun· View coverage →
Kemi Badenoch vows to block NHS plans to hand puberty blockers to 11-year-olds
Kemi Badenoch has announced that the Conservatives will seek to block the NHS puberty blockers trial.
The Tory leader announced plans to ta…
GB News·21 Jun· View coverage →
Reform like to dress up as Thatcherites... but they behave like Corbynites, writes Tory Party leader KEMI BADENOCH
There will be many words written about the Makerfield and Aberdeen by-elections, but one thing is clear - the results have left the idea of …
Daily Mail·21 Jun· View coverage →
Kemi Badenoch: Why I will never do a deal with Farage - Tory leader issues a defiant pledge after the Right's split in Makerfield helps put Burnham on a path to Number 10
Writing in today's Mail on Sunday, the Tory leader says: 'We are not the same, and voters are not ours to trade like football cards.'
Daily Mail·21 Jun· View coverage →
The inside story of how Kemi Badenoch masterminded a Tory heist in ‘the forgotten by-election’
With all eyes on Makerfield and its wider implications for the country, Aberdeen South inevitably attracted less attention. But the Tories …
The Independent·20 Jun· View coverage →
Tory byelection victory gives Badenoch vital evidence to justify abandoning net zero
While the SNP’s recent issues put off some voters, the Tories’ support for North Sea oil drilling proved more decisive
For the first time in…
The Guardian·20 Jun· View coverage →
A shock Tory victory over North Sea oil carries threats of its own for Keir Starmer
All eyes were on Makerfield and Andy Burnham’s return to Westminster.
But a shock Tory win, 250 miles to the north, carries a warning of it…
GB News·19 Jun· View coverage →
Historic by-election win sends message to Labour and SNP - Badenoch
Kemi Badenoch hailed the Scottish Conservatives' first by-election win since 1973, after the party took Aberdeen South from the SNP.
BBC Politics·19 Jun
Historic by-election win sends message to Labour and SNP - Badenoch
Kemi Badenoch hailed the Scottish Conservatives' first by-election win since 1973, after the party took Aberdeen South from the SNP.
BBC News·19 Jun· View coverage →
WATCH: Kemi Badenoch hails Tory victory after historic Aberdeen by-election win
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has hailed the party's Aberdeen South by-election victory, after Scottish Tory MSP Douglas Lumsden seized …
GB News·19 Jun· View coverage →
Labour MPs urged to 'put Keir Starmer out of his misery' after Andy Burnham by-election win: 'We must move on!'
Labour MPs have been urged to "put Keir Starmer out of his misery" following the by-election victory for Andy Burnham in Makerfield.
Speakin…
GB News·19 Jun· View coverage →
Tories win historic Aberdeen South by-election as voters back North Sea over Net Zero
The Conservatives have achieved a landmark win in the Aberdeen South by-election, in what was described as a referendum on North Sea oil.
Sc…
GB News·19 Jun· View coverage →