Portrait of Kate Osamor

Kate Osamor

Labour (Co-op) Sitting MP

MP for Edmonton and Winchmore Hill · in Parliament since 7 May 2015

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Tel: 020 7219 6602

Email: kate.osamor.mp@parliament.uk

Website

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
61.6%
1,046 of 1,699 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
165 meetings attended
Debate contributions
207
in the 7 year window
Written questions
1,057
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Kate Osamor is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Edmonton and Winchmore Hill, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Edmonton and Winchmore Hill4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time
Edmonton7 May 201530 May 2024Elected 3 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour8 May 2024Present
Independent28 January 20248 May 2024
Labour7 May 201528 January 2024

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Shadow Secretary of State for International DevelopmentOpposition27 June 20161 December 2018
Junior Shadow Minister for Women and EqualitiesOpposition14 January 201627 June 2016

Voting participation

Participation rate
61.6%
Eligible divisions
1,699
Divisions voted
1,046

joint 537th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour (Co-op) average 72.9%

Participation by year

Kate Osamor voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 73.7%73.7%2021: 83.5%83.5%2022: 72.1%72.1%2023: 60.9%60.9%2024: 43.5%43.5%2025: 61.2%61.2%2026: 34.3%34.3%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
202623681 34.3%
2025322197 61.2%
202420087 43.5%
2023256156 60.9%
2022251181 72.1%
2021242202 83.5%
2020190140 73.7%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068709 66.4%
59th631337 53.4%

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

Debate contributions
207
Written questions
1,057
Oral questions
80
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
1
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
165

77th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour (Co-op) average 658

Written questions per year
Kate Osamor: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year012525037550020192020: 19319320202021: 16016020212022: 30030020222023: 17517520232024: 575720242025: 10510520252026: 67672026
Oral questions per year
Kate Osamor: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0613192520192020: 9920202021: 222220212022: 171720222023: 121220232024: 2220242025: 121220252026: 662026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 11 6 67 6 0 0 0
2025 24 14 105 12 0 0 0
2024 9 7 57 2 0 0 0
2023 33 21 175 12 0 0 0
2022 47 27 300 17 0 0 0
2021 53 39 160 22 0 0 0
2020 30 20 193 9 0 1 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour (Co-op) average 99.8%

Committee membership history

2 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
207
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
134
distinct debates

450th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour (Co-op) average 650

Contributions per year
Kate Osamor: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year025507510020192020: 303020202021: 535320212022: 474720222023: 333320232024: 9920242025: 242420252026: 11112026
Debates participated in per year
Kate Osamor: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year01325385020192020: 202020202021: 393920212022: 272720222023: 212120232024: 7720242025: 141420252026: 662026

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.

  1. 2015

    • – Became MP for Edmonton
    • – Joined Labour
  2. 2016

    • – Appointed (opposition): Junior Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for International Development
    • – Left role: Junior Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities
  3. 2018

    • – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for International Development
  4. 2020

    • – Joined International Development Committee
    • – Joined International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact
    • – Joined Committees on Arms Export Controls
  5. 2021

    • – Joined Public Accounts Committee
  6. 2024

    • – Joined Independent
    • – Joined Labour
    • – Became MP for Edmonton and Winchmore Hill

Constituency: Edmonton and Winchmore Hill

Edmonton and Winchmore Hill constituency boundary
Area
21.9 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Hold · majority 12,632
Electorate
75,792 · turnout 54.2%
Postcode areas
EN1, EN2, EN3, N13, N17, N18, N21, N9

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.