At a glanceKate Osamor is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Edmonton and Winchmore Hill, and has represented the seat for 11 years, 2 months. They have cast 303 votes in Commons divisions (53% attendance), tabled 1,338 written questions and registered 3 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Kate Osamor did not vote in 272. A rebellion is a vote against the way most of their own party voted; free votes, where no party line applies, are left out.
Party-loyalty figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Biography
Current roles
- Edmonton and Winchmore Hill Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
- Labour Party since 8 May 2024
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Dr Allison Gardner
Labour
100.0% · 261 of 261 shared votes
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Tahir Ali
Labour
100.0% · 241 of 241 shared votes
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Richard Quigley
Labour
100.0% · 239 of 239 shared votes
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Afzal Khan
Labour
100.0% · 235 of 235 shared votes
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Valerie Vaz
Labour
100.0% · 227 of 227 shared votes
Votes least like
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Chris Philp
Conservative
0.5% · 1 of 210 shared votes
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Victoria Atkins
Conservative
0.5% · 1 of 182 shared votes
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Sir Mel Stride
Conservative
0.7% · 1 of 150 shared votes
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George Freeman
Conservative
0.7% · 1 of 149 shared votes
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Sir Roger Gale
Conservative
1.1% · 2 of 183 shared votes
Alignment figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Register of financial interests
From the official Register; shown as registered.
Miscellaneous2
- A Member of the British Group Interparliamentary Union Executive Committee. This is an unpaid role. (registered 27 Nov 2025)
- Director and Trustee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (UK Branch). (registered 31 Oct 2024)
Family members employed1
- Ish Osamor employed (registered 18 Apr 2016)
Written questions
Internet: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure new restrictions on stranger communications on online services do not negatively impact online learning platforms.
Answer · 10 Jul 2026
On 15 June, the government published a progress statement following the ‘Growing up in the Online World’ consultation.This set out a package of new measures including banning social media platforms from offering their services to under 16s and restricting...
Overseas Students: Gaza
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help students from Gaza who hold places at UK universities to come to the UK for studies beginning this year.
Answer · 7 Jul 2026
As confirmed in the Foreign Secretary’s statement of 24 June 2026, the Government has renewed support for high achieving students from Gaza to take up fully funded scholarships at UK universities for the 2026/27 academic year.The Government will work clos...
Kinship Care: Leave
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of introducing statutory paid leave for kinship carers on levels of recruitment and staff retention.
Answer · 16 Jun 2026
The Parental Leave and Pay Review is considering all parental leave and pay entitlements as well as the support available for those who do not currently qualify for existing protections, including kinship carers. This is an evidence-based Review and is ta...
Social Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Fifth Special Report of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee of Session 2024-26 on The Funding and Sustainability of Local Government Fin
Answer · 16 Jun 2026
The final 2026-27 Local Government Finance Settlement, published on 9 February 2026, makes over £4.6 billion additional funding for available adult social care in 2028-29, compared to 2025-26, including £500 million for the first-ever Fair Payment Agreeme...
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase the level of engagement with and representation of people with SEND, carers and SEND professionals in future government campaigns and communications on SEND.
Answer · 19 Jun 2026
The department is committed to ensuring that people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), their families and carers, and the professionals who support them are meaningfully represented in our communications, and their experiences reflect...
Ethiopia: Human Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help prevent human rights abuses and atrocities in Amhara in Ethiopia.
Answer · 16 Jun 2026
The ongoing conflict in Amhara has led to significant humanitarian needs, including rising food insecurity, and widespread conflict-related human rights violations and abuses. In coordination with international partners, the UK continues to use its voice ...
Schools: Collective Worship
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the judgment in the matter of an application by JR87 and another for Judicial Review (Appellant) UKSC/2024/0095, if she will review the enforcement of collective worship in schools following t
Answer · 16 Jun 2026
Collective worship remains an important part of school life, supporting pupils to reflect on the concept of belief and the role it plays in our country’s traditions and values. We are clear the guidance in Circular 1/94 needs to be updated. We recognise t...
Public Bodies: Living Wage
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the proposals by the Living Wage Foundation, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of all publicly funded institutions paying staff the real living wage as calcula
Answer · 26 Jun 2026
The government is committed to creating an economy that delivers for working people and businesses alike. The National Living Wage is set by the government, following recommendations from the independent Low Pay Commission, which considers a range of fact...
Early day motions
| 15 Jun 2015 | YARL'S WOOD IMMIGRATION REMOVAL CENTRE | 51 sig. |
Speeches in the chamber
16 Apr 2026 Places of Worship Renewal Fund
Blame the kids!
16 Apr 2026 Christians in Palestine
I thank my hon. Friend for her answer. For the first time in centuries, Catholic leaders were prohibited from entering the Church of Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem to celebrate a private mass on Palm Sunday. The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem c…
16 Apr 2026 Christians in Palestine
1. What steps the Church of England is taking to support Christians in Palestine.
3 Mar 2026 Sudan: Humanitarian Situation
With half of Sudan’s population under 18 and millions of children growing up amid widespread violence, Sudan is confronting what many now describe as the world’s largest child protection emergency. In that context, what concrete steps will…
3 Mar 2026 Sudan: Humanitarian Situation
3. What steps her Department is taking to help tackle the humanitarian situation in Sudan.
3 Mar 2026 North Middlesex Hospital Accident and Emergency Services: Cancer Patients
I thank the hon. Member for his intervention; later in my speech I will discuss the work the community is doing. Faster diagnosis and quicker treatment are vital to improving outcomes for cancer patients. However, I am concerned that th…
3 Mar 2026 North Middlesex Hospital Accident and Emergency Services: Cancer Patients
I beg to move, That this House has considered the experience of cancer patients with accident and emergency services at North Middlesex Hospital. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Murrison. I thank you and the House …
26 Feb 2026 Christian Communities in Palestine
The Israeli Government’s new vetting rules have halted much humanitarian work in Gaza. The Palestinian Church committee has urgently appealed to Churches worldwide to intervene so that aid can continue. With local churches and faith-based …
26 Feb 2026 Christian Communities in Palestine
4. What steps the Church is taking to support Christian communities in Palestine.
18 Dec 2025 Legal Professions: Diversity
I thank the Solicitor General for her response; I know she has done a lot of work in this area. I need to read out a quotation in the Chamber from the Lammy review: “A fundamental source of mistrust” in the criminal justice system am…
18 Dec 2025 Legal Professions: Diversity
5. What steps she is taking to help to improve levels of diversity in legal professions.
18 Dec 2025 Air Quality
The Government’s policy to strengthen standards for new waste incinerators to receive planning approval was a step in the right direction. However, it was no comfort for my constituents, whose health will be impacted by the massive new Edm…
18 Dec 2025 Air Quality
2. What steps she is taking to improve air quality.
16 Dec 2025 Topical Questions
T8. Home Office changes to skilled worker visa thresholds will impact large numbers of prison officers who have migrated from countries such as Nigeria. The Prison Officers Association has made it clear that the prison system could colla…
1 Dec 2025 Child Poverty Strategy
I welcome the announcement that the two-child benefit cap will be scrapped, lifting hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty. However, according to the Institute for Public Policy Research and Praxis, there are an estimated 382,000…
1 Dec 2025 Child Poverty Strategy
7. What recent progress the child poverty taskforce has made on publishing a child poverty strategy.
22 Jul 2025 10-Year Health Plan: Prevention of Ill Health
I thank the Minister for her response. Sickle cell disease disproportionately affects people from African and Caribbean backgrounds, yet systematic inequalities persist. A recent NHS Race and Health Observatory report reveals that research…
22 Jul 2025 10-Year Health Plan: Prevention of Ill Health
8. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the 10-year health plan for England on the prevention of ill health.
22 Jul 2025 Humanitarian Situation in Sudan
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Huq. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Huddersfield (Harpreet Uppal) for securing this important and timely debate. The humanitarian crisis in Sudan is among the most acute and negl…
5 Jun 2025 Infected Blood Compensation Scheme
The infected blood inquiry heard from black and Asian victims who say that they were even more dramatically let down due to discrimination, which has helped to create an understandable mistrust of the authorities and a lack of faith that j…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Opposition posts
- Shadow Secretary of State for International Development · Department for International Development 27 Jun 2016 – 1 Dec 2018
- Junior Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities · Government Equalities Office 14 Jan 2016 – 27 Jun 2016
Committee memberships
- Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill [HL] 6 Nov 2024 – 13 Nov 2024
- International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact 10 Mar 2020 – 30 May 2024
- International Development Committee 2 Mar 2020 – 30 May 2024
- Committees on Arms Export Controls 5 Oct 2020 – 16 Jan 2024
- Public Accounts Committee 13 Jul 2021 – 4 Jul 2022
- Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill 5 Jan 2022 – 12 Jan 2022
- Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee) 9 Nov 2015 – 3 May 2017
- Petitions Committee 20 Jul 2015 – 14 Mar 2016
- Education Committee 6 Jul 2015 – 1 Feb 2016
Previous seats
- Edmonton · Elected 3 times 7 May 2015 – 30 May 2024
Party affiliation
- Independent 28 Jan 2024 – 8 May 2024
- Labour 7 May 2015 – 28 Jan 2024
Expenses
Contact & offices
020 7219 6602
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Kate Osamor, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Kate Osamor?
Kate Osamor is a Member of Parliament representing Edmonton and Winchmore Hill in the House of Commons. See Kate Osamor's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Kate Osamor represent?
Kate Osamor sits as Labour (Co-op). See Kate Osamor's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Kate Osamor represent?
Kate Osamor is the Member of Parliament for Edmonton and Winchmore Hill. See Kate Osamor's official Parliament profile.
How long has Kate Osamor been an MP?
Kate Osamor has served in the House of Commons for 11 years, 2 months. See Kate Osamor's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Kate Osamor?
Kate Osamor has 3 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Kate Osamor's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.