Official portrait of Yasmin Qureshi

Yasmin Qureshi

Labour MP for Bolton South and Walkden, since 6 May 2010

Yasmin Qureshi is the Labour MP for Bolton South and Walkden, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.

Scorecard

59.7% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
343 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
232 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
5 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Labour MPs
9 Interests declared 1 at £5,000 or more
546 Debates spoken in 1113 written questions tabled

Ranked 515 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 32 Aye 268–78
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 Aye 255–128
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Government amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 2 Aye 264–125
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 Aye 254–135
12 Nov 2025 Opposition Day: Energy: original words stand part No 97–336
12 Nov 2025 Opposition Day: Taxes No 101–316
5 Nov 2025 Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 Aye 268–80
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 Aye 311–152
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 72B Aye 312–151
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48B Aye 310–150
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B Aye 308–153
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1B Aye 310–155
4 Nov 2025 Opposition day: Welfare spending No 92–403
4 Nov 2025 Opposition day: Supporting high streets No 106–321
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill: Third Reading Aye 321–103
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 20 No 182–311
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 19 No 173–323
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12 No 82–314
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 No 170–328
29 Oct 2025 European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion No 96–154
28 Oct 2025 Opposition Day: China spying case No 174–327
28 Oct 2025 Opposition Day: Stamp Duty Land Tax No 103–329
27 Oct 2025 Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 No 153–332
27 Oct 2025 Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12 No 166–322
27 Oct 2025 Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 No 165–323

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: Silverstone Circuits Limited
Address of donor: Silverstone Circuit Towcester Northamptonshire NN12 8TN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets for the Formula 1 Grand Prix Qualifying at Silverstone on Saturday 5 July 2025, including refreshments, value £1,400
Date received: 5 July 2025
Date accepted: 5 July 2025
Donor status: company, registration 00882843
(Registered 10 July 2025)

On the register since 21 Oct 2025

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Hum TV
Address of donor: Plot No. 10/11 Hassan Ali Street Off I.I. Chundrigar Road Karachi Pakistan
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, value £3,303.31
Destination of visit: Pakistan (Karachi)
Dates of visit: 22 January 2026 to 27 January 2026
Purpose of visit: Presentation of the HUM Women Leaders Award.
(Registered 13 February 2026)

On the register since 24 Feb 2026

£9,556

Name of donor: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Address of donor: c/o Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, 30 Charles Street, London W1J 5DZ
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£7,276.54), accommodation (£1,880.31), lunch and dinner across four days (£400 estimated), value £9,556.85
Destination of visit: Saudi Arabia
Dates of visit: 11 October 2025 to 14 October 2025
Purpose of visit: Part of a delegation of MPs and Peers over four days, to meet several Saudi Ministers, royal family members and members of the Shura Council, in relation to trade, defence, tourism (Haj/Umrah), education and energy. A dinner was hosted by the Ambassodor at the British Embassy, to promote Saudi-British relations.
(Registered 29 October 2025)

On the register since 4 Nov 2025

8. Miscellaneous

A Governor of the Board of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy for a three-year term. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 7 September 2022
Date interest ended: 7 September 2025
(Registered 26 September 2022; updated 24 April 2026)

On the register since 29 Apr 2026

Chair of the Board of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy for a term of up to three years. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 20 November 2025
(Registered 16 April 2026)

On the register since 29 Apr 2026

Chair of the board of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy. This is an unpaid role
Date interest arose: 18 November 2024
Date interest ended: 7 September 2025
(Registered 23 April 2026)

On the register since 29 Apr 2026

A Governor of the Board of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy for a three-year term. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 26 November 2025
(Registered 23 April 2026)

On the register since 29 Apr 2026

Member of Bolton Town Board. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 27 January 2020
(Registered 8 June 2020)

On the register since 12 Feb 2026

9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses

Name: Nadeem Ashraf
Relationship: Spouse
Role: Senior Caseworker
Working pattern: Full time
(Registered 15 March 2016; updated 15 April 2024)

On the register since 22 Apr 2024

The same register on parliament.uk →

Debates

546 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:

Money declared to them

3 donations accepted personally since 4 Jul 2024, worth £18,815 in total — from the Electoral Commission's register, which is a separate register from the one above. Money given to their party is not counted here; this is money declared to them.

AcceptedRecipientDonorTypeValue
22 Jan 2026 Ms Yasmin Qureshi MP sitting MP Hum TV Other Visit £3,303
11 Oct 2025 Ms Yasmin Qureshi MP sitting MP The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Other Visit £9,556
6 Dec 2024 Ms Yasmin Qureshi MP sitting MP Doha Forum Other Visit £5,955

Where the public money goes — contracts and donations →


Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence; donations from the Electoral Commission's register. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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