Rachael Maskell

MP since 7 May 2015

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Rachael Maskell is the Labour (Co-op) MP for York Central, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.

1995

Votes Cast

£256,869

Expenses 2024-25

19,154

Majority

56.6%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£256,869

Staffing£231,094
Office£23,052
Travel£2,554
Other£170

Year-on-Year

2024-25£256,869
2023-24£249,893
2022-23£249,587
2021-22£219,709
2020-21£204,040
2019-20£153,926
2018-19£157,135
2017-18£155,791
2016-17£150,566
2015-16£105,957

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 43,323 voters

Labour
24,537 votes56.6%
Conservative
5,383 votes12.4%
Green Party
5,185 votes12.0%
Reform UK
4,721 votes10.9%
Liberal Democrat
3,051 votes7.0%
Independent
133 votes0.3%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

707

Written Questions

40

Oral Questions

336

Debates Spoken In

441

Speeches

539

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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Aye: 1083No: 912

1995 votes — page 8 of 80

1 AYE1 NO

Finance (No. 2) Bill

2 votes · 16 Dec 2025

2 NO

Opposition day

2 votes · 10 Dec 2025

1 AYE1 NO

Railways Bill

2 votes · 9 Dec 2025

4 AYE

Employment Rights Bill

4 votes · 8 Dec 2025

4 NO

Pension Schemes Bill

4 votes · 3 Dec 2025

Financial Interests(2)

(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

University and College Union

£25,187 this donation is made to Solidarity Ltd to cover the costs of its support for the work UCU Parliamentary Group, of which I am the co-chair with Baroness Blower. The money does not come to me as an MP chairing the group.

£25,187
Name of donor
University and College Union
Address of donor
University and College Union, Carlow Street, London, NW1 7LH
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£25,187 this donation is made to Solidarity Ltd to cover the costs of its support for the work UCU Parliamentary Group, of which I am the co-chair with Baroness Blower. The money does not come to me as an MP chairing the group.
Donor status
trade union

Registered 22 January 2026

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
6 May 2025

Registered 7 May 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Rachael in Parliament

What steps he is taking to encourage a shift from the use of cars to active travel.

What steps he is taking to encourage a shift from the use of cars to active travel.

Department for Transport30 Jun 2022

What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the impact of trade with China on surveillan

What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the impact of trade with China on surveillance technology.

Department for International Trade16 Jun 2022

What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of civil service staffing to support

What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of civil service staffing to support timely responses to correspondence from hon. Members.

Cabinet Office9 Jun 2022

What steps he is taking to support business and social business incubator and accelerator hubs.

What steps he is taking to support business and social business incubator and accelerator hubs.

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy7 Jun 2022

What steps she is taking to support bids for the Tentative List for UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

What steps she is taking to support bids for the Tentative List for UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport26 May 2022

What steps he is taking to help ensure that children at risk of harm have adequate access to safe pl

What steps he is taking to help ensure that children at risk of harm have adequate access to safe placements.

Department for Education23 May 2022

What steps he plans to take to help ensure that local transport plans prioritise decarbonised modes

What steps he plans to take to help ensure that local transport plans prioritise decarbonised modes of transport.

Department for Transport19 May 2022

What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to improve transport connectivity between Scotland a

What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to improve transport connectivity between Scotland and England.

Scotland Office18 May 2022

If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

Treasury17 May 2022

If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.

If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office26 Apr 2022
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