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 1 of 80

3 NO

Health Bill

3 votes · 8 Sept 2026

1 AYE3 NO

Representation of the People Bill

4 votes · 2 Sept 2026

3 NO

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 14 Jul 2026

2 NO

Immigration and Asylum Bill

2 votes · 13 Jul 2026

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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

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to fund the Global Campaign on Children’s Care Reform for the duration of this Parliament.

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office14 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to engage faith communities in the Global Campaign for Children’s Care Reform.

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office14 Sept 2026

Hospitals

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to reduce the number of delayed discharges from hospital.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care9 Jul 2026

Palliative Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on ensuring the adequate provision of palliative care.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care8 Jul 2026

Children: Reading

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the National Year of Reading having engaged 6,800 schools and early years se

AnsweredDepartment for Education8 Jul 2026

Children: Reading

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the National Year of Reading having engaged over 2.1 million children so far

AnsweredDepartment for Education8 Jul 2026

Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients were waiting more than (a) 18, (b) 26 and (c) 52 weeks for treatment by the Community Dental Service in England at the lates

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care6 Jul 2026

Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the capacity of Community Dental Services in England to meet demand.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care6 Jul 2026

Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Community Dental Service waiting times on attendance at hospital accident and emergency

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care6 Jul 2026

Homelessness: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Value for Money Review of homelessness spending will include analysis of the cost-effectiveness of Housing Firs

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government6 Jul 2026
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