Kemi Badenoch’s voting in Parliament

Kemi Badenoch is a Conservative MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Conservative MPs.

This is a random selection of Kemi Badenoch’s votes.

• Generally voted for reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2018–2021.
• Generally voted against paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 4 absences, between 2021–2022.
• Consistently voted for increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2019–2022.
• Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2020.
• Voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2020.
• Voted a mixture of for and against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 3 votes for, 2 votes against, 5 absences, between 2021–2022.

Last updated: 18 May 2022. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

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Recent appearances

• Written Ministerial Statements — Department for International Trade: Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTTP) Update 3 Feb 2023

  A third round of negotiations for the UK’s accession to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership took place from the 5 – 9th December in London. Over 150 officials from five continents took part in a series of discussions on the UK’s accession. Talks were productive, with the UK making good progress and concluding substantive discussions on several areas. The UK...

• Women and Equalities: Workplace Inequality: Gender and Race 25 Jan 2023

  As part of our strategy to tackle violence against women and girls, we have committed to strengthen the protections against sexual harassment in the workplace. That includes taking forward two legislative measures as part of the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill, introduced by the hon. Member for Bath (Wera Hobhouse). Furthermore, in our landmark inclusive Britain...

• Women and Equalities: Workplace Inequality: Gender and Race 25 Jan 2023

  The hon. Lady is right to raise that serious issue. My colleagues in the Ministry of Defence take it very seriously and have a strategy and a plan to tackle it. As I mentioned in respect of sexual harassment in the workplace, we have many measures to look into what is going on. We are concerned about women leaving the workplace, and this Government will do everything we can to make sure that...

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Conservative MP for Saffron Walden

Entered the House of Commons on 9 June 2017 — General election

• Personal website
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @KemiBadenoch

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Home Office
• Department for Transport
• Ministry of Housing
• Communities and Local Government
• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Refugees: Employment
• European Research Council
• Housing
• Crime: Rural Areas
• Social Services: VAT

Currently held offices

• Minister for Women and Equalities (since 25 Oct 2022)
• The Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade (since 6 Sep 2022)
• Member, Local Government (Disqualification) Bill Committee (since 24 Nov 2021)
• Member, Elections Bill Committee (since 22 Sep 2021)
• Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) (since 16 Sep 2021)
• Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (since 16 Sep 2021)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission (4 Nov 2021 to 6 Jul 2022)
• Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (jointly with Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) (16 Sep 2021 to 6 Jul 2022)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (2 Mar 2020 to 30 Nov 2021)
• Minister for Equalities (14 Feb 2020 to 6 Jul 2022)
• The Exchequer Secretary (13 Feb 2020 to 15 Sep 2021)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education (27 Jul 2019 to 13 Feb 2020)
• Vice-Chair, Conservative Party (8 Jan 2018 to 27 Jul 2019)
• Member, Standing Orders Committee (1 Nov 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Justice Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 15 Jul 2019)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Alan Haselhurst
• Peter Kirk
• R.A. Butler
• William Mitchell
• Arthur Beck
• Joseph Pease
• Armine Wodehouse
• Charles Gold
• Herbert Gardner

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Elections Bill Committee (8 out of 12)
• Local Government (Disqualification) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Finance Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Armed Forces (Flexible Working) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Finance (No. 3) Bill Committee (5 out of 7)
• Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill Committee (9 out of 10)
• Trade Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Finance (No.3) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)