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Mr Luke Charters

Labour MP for York Outer, since 4 July 2024

Mr Luke Charters is the Labour MP for York Outer, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

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Scorecard

83.3% Attendance Turns up more often than most MPs who vote
479 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
96 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
1 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Labour MPs
6 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
131 Debates spoken in 136 written questions tabled

Ranked 126 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
25 Mar 2025 Great British Energy Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 Aye 314–198
25 Mar 2025 Non Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 Aye 319–166
25 Mar 2025 Non Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 14 No vote 320–179
25 Mar 2025 Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 13 Aye 320–180
25 Mar 2025 Non Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 Aye 316–180
25 Mar 2025 Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 Aye 322–117
25 Mar 2025 Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 Aye 316–183
25 Mar 2025 National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 21B No vote 314–196
25 Mar 2025 National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 8B No vote 313–194
25 Mar 2025 National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5B No vote 311–192
25 Mar 2025 National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1B No vote 312–190
24 Mar 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Second Reading Aye 330–74
19 Mar 2025 Opposition Day: Winter Fuel Payment No 177–293
19 Mar 2025 National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill Motion to Disagree with Lords Amendment 21 Aye 316–187
19 Mar 2025 National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to Disagree with Lords Amendment 8 Aye 316–189
19 Mar 2025 National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 Aye 313–190
19 Mar 2025 National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 3 Aye 314–187
19 Mar 2025 National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 Aye 310–183
19 Mar 2025 National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 1 Aye 307–182
18 Mar 2025 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Third Reading Aye 382–104
18 Mar 2025 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: Amendment 210 No 167–324
18 Mar 2025 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: Amendment 209 No 107–324
18 Mar 2025 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 34 No 77–315
18 Mar 2025 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 No 77–313
17 Mar 2025 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: Amendment 171 No vote 65–317

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.

1. Employment and earnings

Payment: £29.19 Full amount donated to St. Leonard's Hospice, York (Charity Number: 509294)
Received on: 28 May 2026. Hours: 1 hr The number of hours worked is an estimate.
Donated to: a charity
(Registered 2 June 2026)

On the register since 16 Jun 2026

Payment: £66.90 donated in full to Bereaved Children Support York (Charity No. 1171422)
Received on: 10 June 2026. Hours: 1 hr Estimate.
Donated to: a charity
(Registered 10 June 2026)

On the register since 16 Jun 2026

Payment: £555.72 Full amount donated to St. Leonard's Hospice, York (Charity Number: 509294)
Received on: 13 May 2026. Hours: 4 hrs The number of hours worked is an estimate.
Donated to: a charity
(Registered 13 May 2026)

On the register since 11 Jun 2026

Role, work or services: Social media
From: 26 April 2026.
Payer: X Corp, Market Square, 1355 Market St, Suite 900, San Francisco, California 94103
(Registered 13 May 2026)

On the register since 2 Jun 2026

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: City of York Council
Address of donor: West Offices, Station Rise, York YO1 6GA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets to attend the Women's Rugby World Cup Italy vs South Africa match at LNER Community stadium, including food & drink for myself and a staff member, value £322
Date received: 31 August 2025
Date accepted: 31 August 2025
Donor status: other (Council)
(Registered 1 September 2025)

On the register since 2 Sep 2025

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Switzerland
Address of donor: Embassy of Switzerland in the United Kingdom, 16-18 Montagu Place, London W1H 2BQ
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Travel (£380), accommodation (£660), in-country travel (£290) and meals (£240), value £1,570
Destination of visit: Switzerland (Berne and Zurich)
Dates of visit: 6 November 2025 to 8 November 2025
Purpose of visit: MP delegation visit with a focus on Switzerland’s rail and transport network, and the Vocational and Professional Education and Training (VPET) system.
(Registered 13 November 2025)

On the register since 18 Nov 2025

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Debates

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

Money declared to them

No donations to this member appear on the Electoral Commission's register for this Parliament. Only donations above the statutory thresholds have to be declared, and the match is made on name — search the register directly if you are checking a specific one.

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 4 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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