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Paul Maskey
Sinn Féin MP for Belfast West
Paul Maskey is the Sinn Féin MP for Belfast West, and has been an MP continually since 9 June 2011.
MessageSeat status
Very safe
Majority size
15,961
Recent swing
+4.4% Sinn Féin
Party
Sinn Féin
Top donors:
Friends of Sinn Féin USA (£706)
Key Parliamentary VotesSee where your MP stands on these issues
DID NOT VOTE
21 Oct 2024
Employment Rights Bill
✓ Passed — 386 For, 105 Against
DID NOT VOTE
29 Nov 2024
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
✓ Passed — 330 For, 275 Against
DID NOT VOTE
11 Dec 2024
Draft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024
✓ Passed — 375 For, 9 Against
Where Paul fits into things
Keir Starmer
Prime Minister
Paul Maskey
Member of Parliament
Belfast West
Surgeries
Monthly in-person, occasional online
Examples of successful citizen influence
- Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
- Local campaign prompting a public statement
Pressure that tends to influence
- High volume constituent contact
- Media attention on local issues
- Cross-party committee pressure
Committees
No current committee memberships