# Electoral history of Rishi Sunak

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This is a summary of the electoral history of Rishi Sunak, the Leader of the Conservative Party who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from October 2022 to July 2024. Sunak previously served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2020 to 2022, and was the MP for Richmond (Yorks) from 2015 to 2024. Following boundary changes, Sunak's seat was abolished, and was reformed as Richmond and Northallerton; first contested at the 2024 general election with Sunak as the Conservative candidate.

## Parliamentary elections
### 2015 general election, Richmond (Yorks)

General election 2015: Richmond (Yorks) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rishi Sunak | 27,744 | 51.4 | ―11.4 |
| | UKIP | Matthew Cooke | 8,194 | 15.2 | New |
| | Labour | Mike Hill | 7,124 | 13.2 | ―2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Harris | 3,465 | 6.4 | ―12.7 |
| | Independent | John Blackie | 3,348 | 6.2 | New |
| | Green | Leslie Rowe | 2,313 | 4.3 | +1.5 |
| | Independent | Robin Scott | 1,811 | 3.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,550 | 36.2 | ―7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,999 | 64.7 | ―2.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | ―13.3 | |

### 2017 general election, Richmond (Yorks)

General election 2017: Richmond (Yorks) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rishi Sunak | 36,458 | 63.9 | +12.5 |
| | Labour | Dan Perry | 13,350 | 23.4 | +10.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tobie Abel | 3,360 | 5.9 | −0.5 |
| | Yorkshire | Chris Pearson | 2,106 | 3.7 | New |
| | Green | Fiona Yorke | 1,739 | 3.1 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23,108 | 40.5 | +4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,013 | 70.5 | +5.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.2 | |

### 2019 general election, Richmond (Yorks)

General election 2019: Richmond (Yorks) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rishi Sunak | 36,693 | 63.6 | −0.3 |
| | Labour | Thomas Kirkwood | 9,483 | 16.4 | −7.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Knowles | 6,989 | 12.1 | +6.2 |
| | Green | John Yorke | 2,500 | 4.3 | +1.2 |
| | Yorkshire | Laurence Waterhouse | 1,077 | 1.9 | −1.8 |
| | Independent | Nick Jardine | 961 | 1.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27,210 | 47.2 | +6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,703 | 69.9 | −0.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.3 | |

### 2024 general election, Richmond and Northallerton

General election 2024: Richmond and Northallerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rishi Sunak | 23,059 | 47.5 | −15.8 |
| | Labour | Tom Wilson | 10,874 | 22.4 | 6.0 |
| | Reform UK | Lee Taylor | 7,142 | 14.7 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daniel Callaghan | 4,322 | 8.9 | −3.6 |
| | Green | Kevin Foster | 2,058 | 4.2 | 0.4 |
| | Count Binface Party | Count Binface | 308 | 0.6 | New |
| | Independent | Brian Richmond | 222 | 0.5 | New |
| | Independent | Niko Omilana | 160 | 0.3 | New |
| | Yorkshire | Rio Goldhammer | 132 | 0.3 | −1.8 |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Sir Archibald Stanton | 99 | 0.2 | New |
| | Workers Party | Louise Dickens | 90 | 0.2 | New |
| | Independent | Angie Campion | 33 | 0.1 | New |
| | Independent | Jason Barnett | 27 | 0.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,185 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 73,888 | 66 | −5.6 |

## July–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election

| Candidate | MPs' 1st ballot: 13 July 2022 | MPs' 1st ballot: 13 July 2022 | MPs' 2nd ballot: 14 July 2022 | MPs' 2nd ballot: 14 July 2022 | MPs' 2nd ballot: 14 July 2022 | MPs' 3rd ballot: 18 July 2022 | MPs' 3rd ballot: 18 July 2022 | MPs' 3rd ballot: 18 July 2022 | MPs' 4th ballot: 19 July 2022 | MPs' 4th ballot: 19 July 2022 | MPs' 4th ballot: 19 July 2022 | MPs' 5th ballot: 20 July 2022 | MPs' 5th ballot: 20 July 2022 | MPs' 5th ballot: 20 July 2022 | Members' vote 22 July to 2 September 2022 | Members' vote 22 July to 2 September 2022 | Members' vote 22 July to 2 September 2022 |
| Candidate | Votes | % | Votes | ± | % | Votes | ± | % | Votes | ± | % | Votes | ± | % | Votes | % | % Votes cast |
| Liz Truss | 50 | 14.0 | 64 | +14 | 17.9 | 71 | +7 | 19.8 | 86 | +15 | 24.1 | 113 | +27 | 31.6 | 81,326 | 47.2 | 57.4 |
| Rishi Sunak | 88 | 24.6 | 101 | +13 | 28.2 | 115 | +14 | 32.1 | 118 | +3 | 33.1 | 137 | +19 | 38.3 | 60,399 | 35.0 | 42.6 |
| Penny Mordaunt | 67 | 18.7 | 83 | +16 | 23.2 | 82 | −1 | 22.9 | 92 | +10 | 25.8 | 105 | +13 | 29.3 | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Kemi Badenoch | 40 | 11.2 | 49 | +9 | 13.7 | 58 | +9 | 16.2 | 59 | +1 | 16.5 | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Tom Tugendhat | 37 | 10.3 | 32 | −5 | 8.9 | 31 | −1 | 8.7 | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Suella Braverman | 32 | 8.9 | 27 | −5 | 7.5 | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Nadhim Zahawi | 25 | 7.0 | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Jeremy Hunt | 18 | 5.0 | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Votes cast | 357 | 99.7 | 356 | −1 | 99.4 | 357 | +1 | 99.7 | 355 | −2 | 99.4 | 355 | 0 | 99.2 | 141,725 | 82.2 | 100 |
| Spoilt ballots | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | +1 | 0.3 | 2 | +1 | 0.6 | 654 | 0.4 | |
| Abstentions | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | +1 | 0.6 | 1 | −1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 30,058 | 17.4 | |
| Registered voters | 358 | 100.0 | 358 | 0 | 100.0 | 358 | 0 | 100.0 | 357 | −1 | 100.0 | 358 | +1 | 100.0 | 172,437 | 100.0 | |

## October 2022 Conservative Party leadership election

MP public endorsements :
| Candidate | Endorsements | % |
| Rishi Sunak | 197 | 55.1 |
| Boris Johnson | 62 | 17.3 |
| Penny Mordaunt | 27 | 7.5 |
| No endorsement | 71 | 19.8 |
Note: Some endorsements are repeated due to MPs changing support after withdrawal.

## 2024 United Kingdom general election

The Labour Party under Keir Starmer won a landslide general election victory against the Conservatives under Rishi Sunak.
| Affiliate | Affiliate | Leader | MPs | MPs | MPs | Aggregate votes | Aggregate votes | Aggregate votes |
| Affiliate | Affiliate | Leader | | Of total | Of total | | Of total | Of total |
| | Labour Party | Keir Starmer | 411 | 63.2% | | 9,708,716 | 33.7% | |
| | Conservative Party | Rishi Sunak | 121 | 18.6% | | 6,828,925 | 23.7% | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ed Davey | 72 | 11.1% | | 3,519,143 | 12.2% | |
| | Scottish National Party | John Swinney | 9 | 1.4% | | 724,758 | 2.5% | |
| | Sinn Féin | Mary Lou McDonald | 7 | 1.1% | | 210,891 | 0.7% | |
| | Independent | — | 6 | 0.9% | | 564,243 | 2.0% | |
| | Reform UK | Nigel Farage | 5 | 0.8% | | 4,117,610 | 14.3% | |
| | Democratic Unionist Party | Gavin Robinson | 5 | 0.8% | | 172,058 | 0.6% | |
| | Green Party of England and Wales | Carla Denyer Adrian Ramsay | 4 | 0.6% | | 1,944,501 | 6.7% | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Rhun ap Iorwerth | 4 | 0.6% | | 194,811 | 0.7% | |
| | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Colum Eastwood | 2 | 0.3% | | 86,861 | 0.3% | |
| | Alliance Party of Northern Ireland | Naomi Long | 1 | 0.2% | | 117,191 | 0.4% | |
| | Ulster Unionist Party | Doug Beattie | 1 | 0.2% | | 94,779 | 0.3% | |
| | Traditional Unionist Voice | Jim Allister | 1 | 0.2% | | 48,685 | 0.2% | |
| | Speaker | Lindsay Hoyle | 1 | 0.2% | | 25,238 | 0.1% | |