Mr Luke Charters

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Mr Luke Charters is the Labour MP for York Outer, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

491

Votes Cast

N/A

Expenses

9,391

Majority

45.3%

Vote Share

Expenses

No expense data available.

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 51,106 voters

Labour
23,161 votes45.3%
Conservative
13,770 votes26.9%
Reform UK
5,912 votes11.6%
Liberal Democrat
5,496 votes10.8%
Green Party
2,212 votes4.3%
The Yorkshire Party
260 votes0.5%
Independent
141 votes0.3%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

139

Written Questions

34

Oral Questions

129

Debates Spoken In

204

Speeches

491

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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2 AYE

Data (Use and Access) Bill CCLM

2 votes · 14 May 2025

1 AYE1 NO

Opposition Day

2 votes · 13 May 2025

4 NO

Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 12 May 2025

2 NO

Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-Sentence Reports) Bill

2 votes · 30 Apr 2025

4 NO

Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 29 Apr 2025

1 AYE1 NO

Football Governance Bills [Lords]

2 votes · 28 Apr 2025

1 AYE2 NO

Opposition Day

3 votes · 23 Apr 2025

Financial Interests(3)

Visits outside the UK

Informa Group Ltd

£437
Name of donor
Informa Group Ltd
Address of donor
5 Howick Place, London SW1P 1WG
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
Myself, flights (£436.58) and accommodation (£256.42), Staff member accompanying me, flights (£302.85) and accommodation (£256.42), value £1,252.27
Destination of visit
Netherlands
Dates of visit
3 June 2025 to 4 June 2025
Purpose of visit
Speaker at Money 20/20 Europe Conference 2025

Registered 9 June 2025

Visits outside the UK

Federal Department of Foreign Affairs

£380
Name of donor
Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Switzerland
Address of donor
Embassy of Switzerland in the United Kingdom, 16-18 Montagu Place, London W1H 2BQ
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
Travel (£380), accommodation (£660), in-country travel (£290) and meals (£240), value £1,570
Destination of visit
Switzerland (Berne and Zurich)
Dates of visit
6 November 2025 to 8 November 2025
Purpose of visit
MP delegation visit with a focus on Switzerland’s rail and transport network, and the Vocational and Professional Education and Training (VPET) system.

Registered 13 November 2025

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

World Cup Italy vs South Africa match at LNER Community stadium

Two tickets to attend the Women's Rugby World Cup Italy vs South Africa match at LNER Community stadium, including food & drink for myself and a staff member

31 August 2025

£322
Name of donor
City of York Council
Address of donor
West Offices, Station Rise, York YO1 6GA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Two tickets to attend the Women's Rugby World Cup Italy vs South Africa match at LNER Community stadium, including food & drink for myself and a staff member, value £322
Date received
31 August 2025
Date accepted
31 August 2025
Donor status
other (Council)

Registered 1 September 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Mr in Parliament

Special Educational Needs: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the reasons for which there has been an increase in the number of SEND tribunal appeals in the last academic year.

AnsweredDepartment for Education22 Jan 2025

Special Educational Needs: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the value for money of spending by local authorities on defending SEND tribunal appeals in the 2023-24 financial year.

AnsweredDepartment for Education22 Jan 2025

Special Educational Needs: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the education, health and care plan appeals system.

AnsweredDepartment for Education22 Jan 2025

Special Educational Needs: Tribunals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Justice on improving the efficiency of the SEND tribunal system.

AnsweredDepartment for Education22 Jan 2025

Special Educational Needs: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the different ways in which local authorities allocate funding for education, health and care plans.

AnsweredDepartment for Education22 Jan 2025

Special Educational Needs: Cerebral Palsy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve access to education, health and care plans for children with cerebral palsy in education settings.

AnsweredDepartment for Education22 Jan 2025

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential effectiveness of implementing cohort-based education, health and care plans.

AnsweredDepartment for Education22 Jan 2025

Special Educational Needs: Tribunals

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has made an assessment of whether there are socio-economic disparities in the outcomes of special educational needs and disability tri

AnsweredMinistry of Justice22 Jan 2025

Special Educational Needs: Low Incomes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support low-income families to apply for education, health and care plans.

AnsweredDepartment for Education22 Jan 2025

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to (a) support and (b) improve decision-making in the provision of education, health and care plan assessments.

AnsweredDepartment for Education22 Jan 2025
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