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 7 of 80

3 NO

Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill

3 votes · 27 Jan 2026

2 NO

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee

2 votes · 21 Jan 2026

3 AYE

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

3 votes · 20 Jan 2026

2 AYE4 NO

Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

6 votes · 13 Jan 2026

1 AYE3 NO

Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

4 votes · 12 Jan 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

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Date interest arose
6 May 2025

Registered 7 May 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Rachael in Parliament

Local Broadcasting

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made a comparative assessment of the importance of (a) local and (b) regional television and radio broadcasts for local comm

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport25 Apr 2023

Holiday Activities and Food Programme: Free School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of children who receive free school meals have been able to access the Holiday Activities Fund (HAF) in each of the holidays since that Fun

AnsweredDepartment for Education19 Apr 2023

Holiday Activities and Food Programme: Free School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to assess the nutritional value of meals provided by the Holiday Activities Fund.

AnsweredDepartment for Education19 Apr 2023

Holiday Activities and Food Programme: Free School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the impact of eligible children not accessing their right to free meals under the Holiday Activity and Food Programme on

AnsweredDepartment for Education19 Apr 2023

Childcare: Academic Year

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of providing free childcare in school holidays for children of parents who have to work during school

AnsweredDepartment for Education19 Apr 2023

Health: Products

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to tackle misinformation on healthcare products (a) online and (b) in communities.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care17 Apr 2023
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