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.

1783

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)

138

Written Questions

4

Oral Questions

76

Debates Spoken In⚑

309

Speeches⚑

405

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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4 NO

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee

4 votes · 20 Oct 2026

5 NO

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee

5 votes · 19 Oct 2026

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Financial Interests(2)

Employment and earnings

Employment and earnings

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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

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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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department is making on implementing the Animal Welfare strategy.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs9 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she is taking to (a) encourage Electric Vehicle ownership take-up and (b) improve access to EV charging.

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero9 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps he is taking to protect people from emerging technologies, including Artificial Intelligence.

Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade 9 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he is having with his counterparts in China regarding the imprisonment of the Tiananmen Square anniver

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office9 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help restore nature and biodiversity.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs9 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to resolve industrial disputes in his Department and ensure adequate consultation with unions.

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office4 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with international partners on tackling the surge in settler violence in the West Bank, inc

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office3 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps he is taking to help protect jobs from emerging technologies, including driverless cars.

Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade 3 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to help improve recruitment and retention of staff in London's Probation Service.

Ministry of Justice3 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help bring empty homes in London into use.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government3 Sept 2026
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