Edmonton & Winchmore Hill / data
Kate Osamor · Labour and Co-operative Party · sitting since 07 May 2015 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
4007days
from 07 May 2015
Divisions
288
of 504 possible
Attendance
57%
216 absent / paired
Whip alignment
98%
vs party majority
Speeches
23
13 debates
Written Qs
195
184 answered
Committees
0
memberships
Expenses
£248k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 77 claims
Interests
3
2 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 65 | |
| Economy | 54 | |
| Employment | 33 | |
| Education | 27 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 19 | |
| Housing | 18 | |
| Energy | 18 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 17 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Fiscal Policy | 1 | — |
| Local Government | 1 | — |
| Health | 6 | 919 |
| Social Care | 6 | 907 |
| Defence | 3 | 576 |
| Crime | 3 | 250 |
| Culture Community | 5 | 182 |
| Education | 2 | 173 |
B · Notable divisions
Free votes, rebellions and high-salience whipped votes — the moments that distinguish this MP from the party machine. The full division-by-division record will follow once the per-MP archive is wired.
| Date | Division | Whip | MP voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jul 2025 | Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second ReadingMPs voted on whether to give the Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill a Second Reading, allowing it to progress through Pa… | Rebelled | No |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third ReadingMPs voted on the Third Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — the final Commons vote on whether to pass the assisted dyin… | Free vote | No |
| 16 May 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10Vote on whether to allow employers who opt out of providing assisted dying to also prohibit their employees from participating in assisted d… | Free vote | Aye |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 2026 | Places of Worship Renewal FundBlame the kids! Culture CommunityLocal GovernmentFiscal Policy | 3 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Christians in PalestineI 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 priv… Culture CommunityDefence | 77 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Christians in Palestine1. What steps the Church of England is taking to support Christians in Palestine. Culture CommunityDefence | 14 |
| 03 Mar 2026 | Sudan: Humanitarian SituationWith 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 prot… DefenceCulture Community | 74 |
| 03 Mar 2026 | North Middlesex Hospital Accident and Emergency Services: Cancer PatientsI 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 yo… HealthSocial Care | 158 |
| 03 Mar 2026 | Sudan: Humanitarian Situation3. What steps her Department is taking to help tackle the humanitarian situation in Sudan. DefenceCulture Community | 15 |
| 03 Mar 2026 | North Middlesex Hospital Accident and Emergency Services: Cancer PatientsI 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 outco… HealthSocial Care | 1,051 |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Christian Communities in Palestine4. What steps the Church is taking to support Christian communities in Palestine. Culture CommunityHealthEducation | 13 |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Christian Communities in PalestineThe 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 … Culture CommunityHealthEducation | 66 |
| 18 Dec 2025 | Legal Professions: DiversityI 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 … CrimeCulture Community | 87 |
| 18 Dec 2025 | Legal Professions: Diversity5. What steps she is taking to help to improve levels of diversity in legal professions. CrimeCulture Community | 16 |
| 18 Dec 2025 | Air QualityThe 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 constit… EnvironmentHealth | 71 |
| 18 Dec 2025 | Air Quality2. What steps she is taking to improve air quality. EnvironmentHealth | 10 |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Topical QuestionsT8. 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 Associa… CrimeLabour MarketSocial Care | 65 |
| 01 Dec 2025 | Child Poverty Strategy7. What recent progress the child poverty taskforce has made on publishing a child poverty strategy. Cost Of LivingEducationSocial Care | 16 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 57 | 29.2% |
| Home Office | 30 | 15.4% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 28 | 14.4% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 19 | 9.7% |
| Department for Education | 14 | 7.2% |
| Treasury | 11 | 5.6% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 8 | 4.1% |
| Department for Transport | 8 | 4.1% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2026 | Cabinet Office | To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Departments are able to grant developed vetting clearance against the recommendation of UK Security Vetting. | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what considerations her Department has made on the potential merits of supporting the reconvening of a United Nations Group of Friends on Children and Armed Co… | Pending |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Parental Leave and Pay review is considering the ability for individuals with severe illness, such as cancer, to postpone maternity leave. | Pending |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to protect (a) visa-holders and (b) those holding university offers from being affected by the suspension of study visas from Afghanistan, Cameroon,… | Pending |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that freedom of religion or belief is integrated into aid programmes. | Pending |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of extending the business rate relief granted to pubs and music venues to post offices. | Pending |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans he has to support local post offices in the High Streets Strategy. | Pending |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of alternative measures to blanket nationality-based suspensions of student visas, such as targeted enforcement measures… | Pending |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to prioritise issues concerning freedom of religion or belief in future Human Rights and Democracy Reports. | Pending |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in what way asylum applicants are informed about the use of artificial intelligence; and what process is in place to address any errors. | Pending |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of using artificial intelligence in asylum (a) interviews and (b) casework on those processes. | Pending |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to the GP contract in England on (a) minoritised ethnic groups and (b) those with less visible and… | Answered |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure non-refoulement in its migrant return policy with the Democratic Republic of Congo. | Answered |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to publish the (a) Data Protection Impact Assessment and (b) Equality Impact Assessment for the (i) Asylum Case Summarisation and (ii) Asylum Policy Search… | Answered |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will conduct an equalities impact assessment for student loan repayment freezes. | Answered |
E · Committees
No committee memberships recorded for this MP.
F · Expenses
Every business-cost claim reimbursed by IPSA in the current financial year, grouped by category. “Aggregated” rows are IPSA’s own year-end totals for cost types like payroll and rent that aren’t itemised claim-by-claim.
Category breakdown
| Category | Claims | Paid (£) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | 73 | 35,747 | 14.4% |
| Miscellaneous | 2 | 9,456 | 3.8% |
| Staffing | 0 | 202,695 | 81.8% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Miscellaneous | 2 | 9,456 |
| Service charge & ground Rent | Office Costs | 8 | 5,857 |
| Cleaning services | Office Costs | 8 | 5,544 |
| Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Office Costs | 3 | 4,928 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 12 | 2,753 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 9 | 2,603 |
| Utilities | Office Costs | 8 | 1,976 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 14 | 1,929 |
| Translation services - other languages | Office Costs | 1 | 1,337 |
| Training - MP | Office Costs | 1 | 1,254 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 8 | 1,073 |
| Insurance - buildings | Office Costs | 1 | 224 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 159 | Paid |
| 06 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | AMAZON [***] [200011725-4771] | 52 | Paid |
| 19 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Service charge & ground Rent | ASHDOWN PHILLIPS & | 907 | Paid |
| 19 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Service charge & ground Rent | ASHDOWN PHILLIPS & | 865 | Paid |
| 19 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Service charge & ground Rent | ASHDOWN PHILLIPS & | 865 | Paid |
| 19 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Insurance - buildings | ASHDOWN PHILLIPS & | 224 | Paid |
| 19 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Service charge & ground Rent | ASHDOWN PHILLIPS & | 7 | Paid |
| 17 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 198 | Paid |
| 17 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 158 | Paid |
| 17 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | AMAZON [***] | 150 | Paid |
| 03 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 294 | Paid |
| 31 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 182 | Paid |
| 31 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 155 | Paid |
| 31 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 126 | Paid |
| 21 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | AMAZON [***] | 140 | Paid |
| 09 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | Cleaning | 1,584 | Paid |
| 09 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Translation services - other languages | Translations | 1,337 | Paid |
| 09 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Training - MP | Training | 1,254 | Paid |
| 09 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories | 0 | Not Paid |
| 18 Dec 2024 | Office Costs Software & applications | MCAFEE AUTORENEWAL | 110 | Paid |
G · Register of interests
Every financial interest declared by the MP, grouped under the Register’s official categories. Retracted entries are hidden but counted above.
8. Miscellaneous2 entries
02 Dec 2025
A Member of the British Group Interparliamentary Union Executive Committee. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 26 November 2025
Date interest ended: 29 November 2026
(Registered 27 November 2025)
13 Nov 2024
Director and Trustee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (UK Branch).
Date interest arose: 16 October 2024
(Registered 31 October 2024)
9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses1 entry
07 Nov 2024
Name: Ish Osamor
Relationship: Son
Role: Executive Office Manager
Working pattern: Full time
(Registered 18 April 2016; updated 21 July 2025)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 9 wards, 24 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bush Hill Park | James Hockney | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,097 | 05 May 2022 |
| Bush Hill Park | Pat Gregory | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,049 | 05 May 2022 |
| Bush Hill Park | Peter Fallart | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,071 | 05 May 2022 |
| Edmonton Green | Abdul Abdullahi | Labour Party | 1,653 | 05 May 2022 |
| Edmonton Green | Ergin Erbil | Labour Party | 1,784 | 05 May 2022 |
| Edmonton Green | Gunes Akbulut | Labour Party | 1,819 | 05 May 2022 |
| Grange Park | Andy Milne | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,672 | 05 May 2022 |
| Grange Park | Chris Dey | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,724 | 05 May 2022 |
| Haselbury | George Savva | Labour Party | 2,019 | 05 May 2022 |
| Haselbury | Mahym Bedekova | Labour Party | 2,012 | 05 May 2022 |
| Haselbury | Mustafa Cetinkaya | Labour Party | 2,039 | 05 May 2022 |
| Highfield | Nia Stevens | Labour Party | 960 | 05 May 2022 |
| Highfield | Tim Leaver | Labour Party | 1,048 | 05 May 2022 |
| Jubilee | Alev Cazimoglu | Labour Party | 1,852 | 05 May 2022 |
| Jubilee | Chinelo Anyanwu | Labour Party | 1,855 | 05 May 2022 |
| Jubilee | Nesil Caliskan | Labour Party | 1,980 | 05 May 2022 |
| Lower Edmonton | Elif Erbil | Labour Party | 1,839 | 05 May 2022 |
| Lower Edmonton | Guney Dogan | Labour Party | 1,889 | 05 May 2022 |
| Lower Edmonton | Sinan Boztas | Labour Party | 1,939 | 05 May 2022 |
| Upper Edmonton | Doris Jiagge | Labour Party | 1,956 | 05 May 2022 |
| Upper Edmonton | Margaret Alfreda Greer | Labour Party | 2,024 | 05 May 2022 |
| Upper Edmonton | Thomas Fawns | Labour Party | 2,011 | 05 May 2022 |
| Winchmore Hill | Lee Chamberlain | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,725 | 05 May 2022 |
| Winchmore Hill | Maria Alexandrou | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,899 | 05 May 2022 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 129,896 | Electorate 75,792 (2024) |
| Median age | 36 | years |
| Degree-educated | 33.4% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 45.9% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 49.6% | households |
| Private-rented | 30.4% | households |
| Social-rented | 19.6% | households |
| Employment rate | 54.1% | 16-64 in work |
J · Public spending
HMT publishes headline spending identifiable by region in PESA. Constituency-level capital allocations (Levelling-Up Fund, Towns Fund, UKSPF, transport capital, BEIS R&D) are published as separate departmental datasets. We are evaluating the cleanest reconciliation for a per-constituency view.