Rachael Maskell
Labour (Co-op) Sitting MP
MP for York Central · in Parliament since 7 May 2015
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| York Central | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| York Central | 7 May 2015 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 3 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 7 November 2025 | Present |
| Independent | 16 July 2025 | 7 November 2025 |
| Labour | 7 May 2015 | 16 July 2025 |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) | Opposition | 10 April 2020 | 14 December 2021 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Employment Rights | Opposition | 7 January 2020 | 6 April 2020 |
| Shadow Minister (Transport) | Opposition | 3 July 2017 | 7 January 2020 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Opposition | 27 June 2016 | 1 February 2017 |
| Shadow Minister (Defence) | Opposition | 18 September 2015 | 27 June 2016 |
Voting participation
joint 101st of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour (Co-op) average 72.9%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 211 | 89.4% |
| 2025 | 322 | 293 | 91.0% |
| 2024 | 200 | 158 | 79.0% |
| 2023 | 256 | 194 | 75.8% |
| 2022 | 251 | 210 | 83.7% |
| 2021 | 242 | 216 | 89.3% |
| 2020 | 190 | 145 | 76.3% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 855 | 80.1% |
| 59th | 631 | 574 | 91.0% |
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
1st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour (Co-op) average 658
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 176 | 131 | 208 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 244 | 185 | 238 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 204 | 124 | 1,105 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 214 | 144 | 2,119 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 525 | 230 | 2,685 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 | 244 | 182 | 1,900 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 162 | 122 | 663 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Current committees
| Committee | Role | Since | Meetings attended | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infants, Parents and Carers Bill | Member | 14 October 2026 | – | no published attendance |
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour (Co-op) average 99.8%
Committee membership history
- Ecclesiastical Committee 2015–2017, 2017–2019, 2020–2024 · attendance 100.0%
- Health and Social Care Committee 2015–2015, 2022–2024 · attendance 100.0%
7 bill committees served on
Hansard activity
24th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour (Co-op) average 650
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.
2015
- – Became MP for York Central
- – Joined Labour
- – Joined Health and Social Care Committee
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Defence)
- – Joined Ecclesiastical Committee
2016
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Defence)
2017
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Transport)
- – Joined Ecclesiastical Committee
2020
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Employment Rights
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Transport)
- – Joined Ecclesiastical Committee
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Employment Rights
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
2021
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
2022
- – Joined Health and Social Care Committee
2024
- – Became MP for York Central
2025
- – Joined Independent
- – Joined Labour
2026
- – Joined Infants, Parents and Carers Bill
Constituency: York Central
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.