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

Offences against Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to help ensure that children who experience child sexual abuse feel more confident (a) to report that abuse and (b)

AnsweredHome Office17 Jun 2025

Offences against Children: Convictions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Government's response to Recommendation 3 of the report entitled National Audit on Group-based Child Sexual Exploitation an

AnsweredHome Office17 Jun 2025

Employment Schemes: Unpaid Work

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to take steps to ensure that work-trial schemes allow people to return to previous levels of social security if they are not succ

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions17 Jun 2025

Unemployment: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support disabled people who (a) are too ill to work and (b) score less than 3 points under Pathways to Work.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions17 Jun 2025

Carer's Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will ensure that people in receipt of Carers Allowance will to continue to receive that allowance if the person being cared for is no longer

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions17 Jun 2025

Personal Independence Payment: Parents

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support children of disabled people who have had PIP removed.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions17 Jun 2025

Health Services: Rehabilitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS Trusts on ensuring that community rehabilitation is offered as a viable alternative to (a) medicine and (

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care17 Jun 2025

Judges: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment she has made of the safety of judges.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice17 Jun 2025

Health Services: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies on neighbourhood health of the York Frailty Hub.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care17 Jun 2025

Israel: Military Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June to Question 56822 on Israel: Military Aid, whether it is his policy to take UK International Humanitarian Law assessments i

AnsweredMinistry of Defence13 Jun 2025
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