Catherine West

MP since 7 May 2015

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Catherine West is the Labour MP for Hornsey and Friern Barnet, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.

1747

Votes Cast

£264,778

Expenses 2024-25

21,475

Majority

58.7%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£264,778

Staffing£243,275
Office£21,307
Travel£196

Year-on-Year

2024-25£264,778
2023-24£252,107
2022-23£242,673
2021-22£232,037
2020-21£201,049
2019-20£178,128
2018-19£178,749
2017-18£166,520
2016-17£159,319
2015-16£128,909

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 48,642 voters

Labour
28,535 votes58.7%
Green Party
7,060 votes14.5%
Liberal Democrat
6,099 votes12.5%
Conservative
4,011 votes8.3%
Reform UK
1,989 votes4.1%
Workers Party of Britain
766 votes1.6%
Christian Peoples Alliance
182 votes0.4%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

124

Written Questions

4

Oral Questions

73

Debates Spoken In

304

Speeches

369

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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2 NO

Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee

2 votes · 1 Jul 2026

4 NO

Armed Forces Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 22 Jun 2026

4 NO

National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee

4 votes · 17 Jun 2026

3 NO

Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages

3 votes · 16 Jun 2026

3 NO

Railways Bill Remaining Stages

3 votes · 10 Jun 2026

Financial Interests(2)

Employment and earnings

Employment and earnings

Role, work or services
Speaking engagement
Payer
Ravenswood School, 10 Henry Street, Gordon NSW 2072, Australia

Registered 6 January 2026

Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

25 September 2025 Ownership details: Co-owned with spouse

Type of land/property
Residential property (One bedroom appartment)
Number of properties
1
Location
New South Wales, Australia
Interest held
from 25 September 2025
Ownership details
Co-owned with spouse.

Registered 25 September 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Catherine in Parliament

Elizabeth Tang

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the arrest of the former chairperson of the Hong Ko

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office26 Apr 2023

English National Opera: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the English National Opera on the funding decisions made by Arts Council England.

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport26 Apr 2023

English National Opera: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had recent discussions with Arts Council England on the potential impact of reductions in funding for English National Opera

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport26 Apr 2023

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the total cost to the public purse was of answering written parliamentary questions submitted to his Department in

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office25 Apr 2023

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the average cost of answering a written parliamentary question submitted to his Department was in 2022.

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office25 Apr 2023

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the average cost to his Department has been of answering written Parliamentary questions in the 2022-23 Parliament

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office25 Apr 2023

Teachers: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the number of teachers employed in state schools who deliver for-profit tutoring services.

AnsweredDepartment for Education25 Apr 2023

Foxes: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of legislation to (a) prohibit the trapping and hunting of live foxes and (b) prev

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs24 Apr 2023

Foxes: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to (a) help tackle illegal fox hunting and (b) prevent all forms of cruelty to foxes.

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs24 Apr 2023

Hunting and Trapping

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle the illegal trapping and hunting of live foxes.

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs24 Apr 2023
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