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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3 NO

Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 27 Oct 2025

1 AYE5 NO

Sentencing Bill Committee

6 votes · 21 Oct 2025

2 NO

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee

2 votes · 20 Oct 2025

2 NO

Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill Remaining Stages

2 votes · 15 Oct 2025

2 NO

Mental Health Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 14 Oct 2025

2 NO

Opposition day

2 votes · 3 Sept 2025

2 NO

Opposition Day

2 votes · 15 Jul 2025

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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

LGBT+ People: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help improve safety for the LGBT+ community.

AnsweredHome Office3 Feb 2026

Breast Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the National Cancer Plan will support people with secondary breast cancer.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care2 Feb 2026

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of proscribing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp.

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office30 Jan 2026

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what data her Department holds on the allocation of Overseas Development Aid by country.

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office28 Jan 2026

Syria: Ceasefires

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with international partners on supporting de-escalation and ceasefire negotiations in Syri

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office26 Jan 2026

Syria: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her department is taking to ensure access to humanitarian aid in Syria.

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office26 Jan 2026

Food: Waste

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the supermarket industry on tackling food waste in supermarkets.

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs22 Jan 2026

Patents: Corporation Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has she made of the potential impact of the patent box tax relief on levels of private sector (a) investment and (b) innovation.

AnsweredTreasury20 Jan 2026

Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether transitional arrangements outlined in the 2025 UK Immigration White Paper include those close to settlement on existing long residence ro

AnsweredHome Office20 Jan 2026

Government Securities

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 11 of the Bank of England's report entitled Financial Stability Report - December 2025, published on 2 December 2025, what assessment her

AnsweredTreasury19 Jan 2026
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