Afzal Khan
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Manchester Rusholme · in Parliament since 8 June 2017
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 3570
Email: afzal.khan.mp@parliament.uk
Website
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester Rusholme | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Manchester, Gorton | 8 June 2017 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 2 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 8 June 2017 | Present |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister (Exports) | Opposition | 7 September 2023 | 15 November 2023 |
| Shadow Minister (Justice) | Opposition | 4 December 2021 | 7 September 2023 |
| Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons | Opposition | 10 April 2020 | 4 December 2021 |
| Shadow Minister (Home Office) (Immigration) | Opposition | 3 July 2017 | 10 April 2020 |
Voting participation
246th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 194 | 82.2% |
| 2025 | 322 | 248 | 77.0% |
| 2024 | 200 | 146 | 73.0% |
| 2023 | 256 | 174 | 68.0% |
| 2022 | 251 | 201 | 80.1% |
| 2021 | 242 | 206 | 85.1% |
| 2020 | 190 | 147 | 77.4% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 812 | 76.0% |
| 59th | 631 | 506 | 80.2% |
Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).
Parliamentary activity
38th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 21 | 193 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 42 | 36 | 252 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 72 | 55 | 73 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 72 | 52 | 154 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 85 | 59 | 170 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 79 | 56 | 267 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 64 | 52 | 525 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Current committees
| Committee | Role | Since | Meetings attended | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human Rights (Joint Committee) | Member | 13 November 2024 | 57 of 57 | 100.0% |
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%
Hansard activity
joint 268th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425
Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.
Parliamentary timeline
Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.
2017
- – Became MP for Manchester, Gorton
- – Joined Labour
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Home Office) (Immigration)
2020
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Home Office) (Immigration)
2021
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Justice)
- – Left role: Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons
2023
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Exports)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Justice)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Exports)
2024
- – Became MP for Manchester Rusholme
- – Joined Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Constituency: Manchester Rusholme
Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.