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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1995 votes — page 6 of 80

3 NO

Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 11 Mar 2026

8 AYE

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

8 votes · 9 Mar 2026

3 NO

Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee

3 votes · 23 Feb 2026

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

Witnesses: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to give indirect witnesses of criminal offences that have taken place on social media standing in law to comp

AnsweredMinistry of Justice8 Oct 2024

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people claimed Pension Credit in each of the last 12 months.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions8 Oct 2024

Children: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of taking steps to ensure schools take account of the NHS five steps to mental wellbeing in thei

AnsweredDepartment for Education8 Oct 2024

Prisons: Nitazenes

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department is recording the number of cases of nitazene use in prison which has required (a) on site medical attention and (b) an ambualance to b

AnsweredMinistry of Justice8 Oct 2024

Prisons: Nitazenes

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many confiscations of nitazines took place in prisons in each of the last three years.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice8 Oct 2024

Charities: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she (a) has had and (b) plans to have discussions with representatives of clubs for the elderly that are closing in autumn 2024 on t

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport8 Oct 2024

Charities: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will have discussions with representatives of charities on the funding of organisations that provide clubs for the elderly.

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport8 Oct 2024

Prisons: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many prisoners have required medical attention for (a) suspected overdoses and (b) drug-related ill health in each quarter of each of the

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care8 Oct 2024

Dental Services: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has on the negotiations for a new NHS dentistry contract.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care7 Oct 2024

Taxis: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to end cross-border hiring practices by licensed taxis.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport7 Oct 2024
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