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

Buses: Air Conditioning

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consideration she has given to the wider rollout of air conditioning on buses in response to recent extreme temperatures.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport9 Jul 2026

Shared Ownership Schemes: Rents

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the equitability of the shared ownership rent formulae.

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government8 Jul 2026

Recreation Spaces: Urban Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps is he taking to help expand and maximise blue and green spaces in urban areas to improve climate resilience.

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government6 Jul 2026

Music: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to promote music education in schools.

AnsweredDepartment for Education1 Jul 2026

Social Security Benefits: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made and assessment of the potential impact of changes to the two child benefit cap on levels of food bank use.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions30 Jun 2026

Hospitality Industry: Equality

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the EHRC’s draft Code of Practice for services, public functions and associations (2026

AnsweredWomen and Equalities30 Jun 2026

Conversion Therapy

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment her Department has made of the equality impact of the exemption for those providing healthcare services under section 1.3 of the Draft Con

AnsweredWomen and Equalities30 Jun 2026

Gender Dysphoria: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce NHS waiting lists for transgender healthcare.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care30 Jun 2026

Schools: Temperature

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a maximum temperature threshold above which schools should not open.

AnsweredDepartment for Education29 Jun 2026

Schools: Temperature

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to safeguard the health and wellbeing of children in schools during periods of extreme heat.

AnsweredDepartment for Education29 Jun 2026
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