Yasmin Qureshi, MP for Bolton South and Walkden
Yasmin Qureshi has been an MP since 2010.
Roles and committees
Posts held in government or opposition, and committee seats, as Parliament records them.
In opposition
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister (Equalities Office) (Government Equalities Office) | 2022 to 2023 | |
| Shadow Minister (International Development) (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) | 2020 to 2021 | |
| Shadow Minister (International Development) (Department for International Development) | 2020 | |
| Shadow Minister (Justice) (Ministry of Justice) | 2016 to 2020 |
Committees
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Courts and Tribunals Bill | 2026 | |
| Justice Committee | 2024 | |
| Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Bill | 2022 | |
| Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill | 2022 | |
| Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee | 2016 | |
| Foreign Affairs Committee | 2015 to 2016 | |
| High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill (Commons) | 2014 to 2015 | |
| Home Affairs Committee | 2013 to 2015 |
Show the other 3
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Privacy and Injunctions (Joint Committee) | 2011 to 2012 | |
| Political and Constitutional Reform Committee | 2011 | |
| Justice Committee | 2010 to 2015 |
Political Interests
Source: UK Parliament Members API · Parliament’s own page
Declared interests
MPs must publish certain paid work, gifts, donations and other interests. This is a record of what they declared, not a suggestion that anything is wrong.
Yasmin Qureshi has 8 interests currently registered.
| Type | What was registered | Registered |
|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous | A Governor of the Board of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy for a three-year term. This is an unpaid role. | 23 Apr 2026 |
| Miscellaneous | Chair of the board of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy. This is an unpaid role | 23 Apr 2026 |
| Miscellaneous | Chair of the Board of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy for a term of up to three years. This is an unpaid role. | 16 Apr 2026 |
| Visits outside the UK | International visit to Pakistan between 22 January 2026 and 27 January 2026 | 13 Feb 2026 |
| Visits outside the UK | International visit to Saudi Arabia between 11 October 2025 and 14 October 2025 | 29 Oct 2025 |
| Miscellaneous | A Governor of the Board of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy for a three-year term. This is an unpaid role. | 26 Sep 2022 |
| Miscellaneous | Member of Bolton Town Board. This is an unpaid role. | 8 Jun 2020 |
| Family members employed | Nadeem Ashraf employed | 15 Mar 2016 |
Source: Register of Members’ Financial Interests · Parliament’s own page
Questions
MPs can ask ministers questions in writing. The questions show what an MP is working on, which votes cannot.
Yasmin Qureshi asked 67 written questions in the last 12 months.
Who they asked
Latest questions
Source: Written Questions API · Updated 4 Oct 2026
Expenses
MPs claim back money for running an office and working in two places. An independent body, IPSA, publishes every claim. This is what was paid in 2025-26.
41 claims. For comparison, across the 657 MPs in IPSA’s file the middle MP was paid £18,469 and the average was £19,699.
Source: IPSA, individual business costs data · About this data
Election result and area
Yasmin Qureshi represents Bolton South and Walkden. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.
Labour
votes ahead of second place
of people who could vote did
Yasmin Qureshi won with 41% of the votes, and Julie Pattison (Reform UK) came second with 23%.
Votes for each party
Every candidate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yasmin Qureshi | Labour | 15,093 | 40.9% |
| Julie Pattison | Reform UK | 8,350 | 22.6% |
| Jack Khan | Workers Party of Britain | 4,673 | 12.7% |
| Mohammed Afzal | Conservative | 4,170 | 11.3% |
| Philip Kochitty | Green Party | 2,827 | 7.7% |
| Gemma Bowker | Liberal Democrat | 1,384 | 3.7% |
| Abraham Halliwell | Independent | 433 | 1.2% |
2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.
Your area at a glance
Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.
How they vote
In the last 12 months Yasmin Qureshi took part in 171 Commons votes.
More detail on how they vote
Yasmin Qureshi voted the same way as their party in 169 of the 169 votes where parties gave instructions (100%), and went the other way in 0.
What does this mean?
Parties tell their MPs how to vote. Most MPs usually follow that. A high or low count says nothing on its own about whether an MP is good or bad, and we do not rank MPs by it. We only count votes where parties gave instructions, not free votes. How we count it
Recent votes
| Date | Vote | They voted | Compared with party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep | End of life for terminally ill adults: the first main vote | Against | Free vote |
| 11 Sep | A vote to end a debate | Against | Free vote |
| 10 Sep | Social housing: an attempt to block it | Against | Same as party |
| 8 Sep | Health: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
| 8 Sep | Health: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
| 8 Sep | Health: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
See every vote on Parliament’s site
Has this changed over time?
View data table
| Month | This MP | Party average |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Nov 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Dec 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Jan 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Feb 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Mar 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Apr 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Jun 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Jul 26 | 100% | 99% |
| Sep 26 | 100% | 100% |
Source: Commons Votes API
This page states what the record shows. It does not say why an MP voted as they did. How we calculate this