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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.
Seat 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
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DID NOT VOTE
29 Nov 2024
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
✓ Passed — 330 For, 275 Against
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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
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Where Paul fits into things
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