Catherine West
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Hornsey and Friern Barnet · in Parliament since 7 May 2015
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hornsey and Friern Barnet | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Hornsey and Wood Green | 7 May 2015 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 3 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 7 May 2015 | Present |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) | Government | 9 July 2024 | 6 September 2025 |
| Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) | Opposition | 2 September 2020 | 30 May 2024 |
| Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) | Opposition | 10 April 2020 | 2 September 2020 |
| Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) | Opposition | 18 September 2015 | 29 June 2017 |
Voting participation
365th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 199 | 84.3% |
| 2025 | 322 | 176 | 54.7% |
| 2024 | 200 | 113 | 56.5% |
| 2023 | 256 | 195 | 76.2% |
| 2022 | 251 | 190 | 75.7% |
| 2021 | 242 | 209 | 86.4% |
| 2020 | 190 | 141 | 74.2% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 816 | 76.4% |
| 59th | 631 | 409 | 64.8% |
Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).
Parliamentary activity
26th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 57 | 34 | 110 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 181 | 33 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 117 | 38 | 105 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 118 | 73 | 412 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 136 | 83 | 476 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 160 | 86 | 481 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 150 | 79 | 393 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Current committees
| Committee | Role | Since | Meetings attended | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treasury Committee | Member | 27 October 2025 | 30 of 30 | 100.0% |
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%
1 bill committee served on
Hansard activity
116th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425
Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.
Parliamentary timeline
Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.
2015
- – Became MP for Hornsey and Wood Green
- – Joined Labour
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)
2017
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)
2020
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)
2024
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)
- – Became MP for Hornsey and Friern Barnet
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
2025
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
- – Joined Treasury Committee
Constituency: Hornsey and Friern Barnet
Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.