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
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) Aye 364–167
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) Aye 327–182
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 28: Capital gains tax (employee-ownership trusts) Aye 362–164
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 9: Basic rate limit and personal allowance for tax years 2028-29 to 2030-31 Aye 348–176
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 5: Income tax (savings rate for future years) Aye 369–166
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 4: Income tax (dividend rates) Aye 371–166
25 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading Aye 322–179
25 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 80 No 187–320
25 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 69 No 189–320
25 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 17 No 87–321
24 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 No 99–367
24 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 85 No 57–309
24 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 No 74–311
24 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 2 No 158–318
19 Nov 2025 Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 No vote 326–92
19 Nov 2025 Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 deferred division Aye 376–16
18 Nov 2025 Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Second Reading Aye 320–105
18 Nov 2025 Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment No 165–327
17 Nov 2025 Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill: Committee: Amendment 5 No 147–318
17 Nov 2025 Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill: Committee: Amendment 4 No 143–318
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 40 Aye 244–132
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 39 Aye 250–133
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 Aye 252–130
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 Aye 254–129
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 33 Aye 257–128

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

The same register on parliament.uk →

Debates

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

Money declared to them

4 donations accepted personally since 4 Jul 2024, worth £7,484 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
15 Feb 2026 Mr Afzal Khan sitting MP Ugur Ibrahim Altay Mayor of Konya… Other Visit £1,201
15 Dec 2025 Mr Afzal Khan sitting MP Ugur Ibrahim Altay Mayor of Konya… Other Visit £1,245
5 Nov 2025 Mr Afzal Khan sitting MP The Concordia Forum Other Visit £2,522
30 Oct 2025 Mr Afzal Khan sitting MP Minister of Foreign Affairs Bahrain Other Visit £2,515

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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