Official portrait of Mr Luke Charters

Mr Luke Charters

Labour MP for York Outer, since 4 July 2024

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 0 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
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 Aye 277–158
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 Aye 278–73
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 Aye 281–70
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 Aye 356–90
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 Aye 301–157
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 311 Aye 300–101
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 Aye 291–174
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 Aye 299–169
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 Aye 307–176
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 Aye 290–163
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 Aye 292–162
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 Aye 300–149
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 Aye 286–163
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 Aye 295–162
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 Aye 291–158
24 Mar 2026 Opposition Day: Defence No 98–306
24 Mar 2026 Opposition Day: Oil and gas No 108–297
23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 Aye 278–164
23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 Aye 281–167
23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 Aye 280–164
23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 Aye 279–167
23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 Aye 280–161
18 Mar 2026 Opposition day: Student loans No 88–266
18 Mar 2026 Opposition day: Fuel duty No 103–259
18 Mar 2026 Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 deferred division No vote 277–99

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

The same register on parliament.uk →

Debates

131 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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