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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4 NO

Health Bill

4 votes · 8 Sept 2026

2 NO

Health Bill

2 votes · 7 Sept 2026

1 AYE3 NO

Representation of the People Bill

4 votes · 2 Sept 2026

1 AYE1 NO

Immigration and Asylum Bill

2 votes · 13 Jul 2026

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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

Homelessness: Hornsey and Friern Barnet

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to help reduce youth homelessness in Hornsey and Friern Barnet constituency.

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government23 Mar 2026

Overseas Students: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of restricting student visa access for women and girls from Afghanistan on the ability of th

AnsweredHome Office19 Mar 2026

Museums and Galleries

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help support the museum sector.

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport18 Mar 2026

Curriculum: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of (a) adding more female scientists to the National Curriculum and (b) making it mandatory for exam b

AnsweredDepartment for Education18 Mar 2026

Myanmar: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with international partners on (a) support for the Myanmar Cooperation Treaty an

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office18 Mar 2026

Asylum: Sponsorship

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Written Statement of 2 March 2026 on Asylum changes, HCWS1373, what recent steps her Department has taken to introduce comm

AnsweredHome Office16 Mar 2026

Parkinson's Disease: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve early diagnoses of Parkinson's disease.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care16 Mar 2026

Saudi Arabia: Capital Punishment and Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps her Department is taking to (a) help stop executions and (b) promote human rights in Saudi Arabia

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office10 Mar 2026

Curriculum: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help promote the inclusion of disability history in the national curriculum.

Department for Education9 Mar 2026

Royal Mail: Conditions of Employment and Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has had recent discussions with representatives of Royal Mail on pay and working conditions for employees.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade9 Mar 2026
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