Official portrait of Afzal Khan

Afzal Khan

Labour MP for Manchester Rusholme, since 8 June 2017

Afzal Khan is the Labour MP for Manchester Rusholme, and has been an MP continually since 8 June 2017.

Scorecard

80.3% Attendance Turns up more often than most MPs who vote
462 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
113 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
6 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Labour MPs
6 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
525 Debates spoken in 1993 written questions tabled

Ranked 170 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
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 62 stand part Aye 344–181
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No.2) Bill Committee: Clause 10 stand part Aye 324–180
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 No 167–350
7 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Rural communities No 105–332
7 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Jury trials No vote 182–290
17 Dec 2025 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Second Reading No vote 312–165
16 Dec 2025 Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading No vote 341–195
16 Dec 2025 Finance (No. 2) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading (Opposition) No vote 118–340
15 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to disagree with the Lords in their Amendment 120N to Commons Amendment 120G and their Amendments 120P to 120S to Commons Amendment 120H No vote 311–96
10 Dec 2025 Opposition day: Conduct of the Chancellor of the Exchequer No 90–297
10 Dec 2025 Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on seasonal work Aye 320–98
10 Dec 2025 Opposition day: Seasonal work No 98–325
9 Dec 2025 Railways Bill: Second Reading Aye 329–173
9 Dec 2025 Railways Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment No 170–332
9 Dec 2025 UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion Aye 100–100
8 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to LA62 but not to insist on Commons Amendment 62C and to propose Gov (a) in lieu of LA62 Aye 327–162
8 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion not to insist on Commons Amendment 72C but to disagree with LA72D to LA72H and to propose Gov (a) and (b) in lieu of LA72D to LA72H Aye 326–162
8 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B Aye 395–98
8 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to LA23 and LA106 to LA120, not to insist on Commons Amendment 120C, 120D and 120E but to propose Gov (a) to (f) in lieu of LA23 and LA106 to LA120 Aye 300–96
8 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 1B but to propose Government amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 1B Aye 327–96
3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: Amendment 15 No 154–303
3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: Amendment 16 No 143–304
3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 No 77–298
3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 3 No 87–299
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty Aye 357–174

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: British recorded music industry Ltd
Address of donor: Unit 4/4A, Tileyard Studios, Tileyard Road, London N7 9AH
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets to the Brit Awards in a suite. This included seats to the show, food and drink provided and access to the after show event, value £3,432
Date received: 28 February 2026
Date accepted: 28 February 2026
Donor status: company, registration 01132389
(Registered 9 March 2026)

On the register since 10 Mar 2026

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Uğur Ibrahim Altay Mayor of Konya Metropolitan Municipality​​
Address of donor: Konya Büyükşehir Belediyesi, Ayanbey, Konya Eğitim ve Araştırma Hst. Acil Servisi, 42090 Meram/Konya, Turkiye
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£856.27), accommodation (£203.82), subsistence (£101) and internal travel (£40), value £1,201.09
Destination of visit: Turkey
Dates of visit: 15 February 2026 to 17 February 2026
Purpose of visit: To deliver a lecture at Necmettin Erbakan University
(Registered 6 March 2026)

On the register since 10 Mar 2026

Name of donor: Uğur Ibrahim Altay Mayor of Konya Metropolitan Municipality​​
Address of donor: Konya Büyükşehir Belediyesi, Ayanbey, Konya Eğitim ve Araştırma Hst. Acil Servisi, 42090 Meram/Konya, Turkiye
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£865.35), accommodation (£280.56), subsistence (£70) and internal travel (£30), value £1,245.91
Destination of visit: Turkey (Konya)
Dates of visit: 15 December 2025 to 19 December 2025
Purpose of visit: To attend a conference at the invitation of the Mayor of Konya.
(Registered 2 January 2026)

On the register since 6 Jan 2026

Name of donor: The Concordia Forum
Address of donor: 254 Chapman Road, Ste 208 8331, Newark, DE 19702
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£144.43 and £222.01), accommodation (£203), ground transport (£44.40) and delegate package (£1908.19), value £2,522.03
Destination of visit: Italy
Dates of visit: 5 November 2025 to 9 November 2025
Purpose of visit: Attended the Concordia Forum
(Registered 25 November 2025)

On the register since 19 Dec 2025

Name of donor: Minister of Foreign Affairs Bahrain
Address of donor: Diplomat Commercial Office Tower, 1722, Manama, Bahrain
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£1,315), accommodation (£1,150) and meals (£50), value £2,515
Destination of visit: Bahrain
Dates of visit: 30 October 2025 to 3 November 2025
Purpose of visit: Invited to the Manama Dialogue.
(Registered 24 November 2025)

On the register since 2 Dec 2025

6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Type of land/property: Business property (Dental surgery , used by a family member)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Manchester
(Registered 5 July 2017)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

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Debates

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


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

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