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Paul Maskey

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.

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Percentage of votes

52.86%

Winning margin

40.16%

Recent swing

+4.4% Sinn Féin

Party

Sinn Féin

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Benefits and Jobs

Meeting on the welfare of hunger strikers

Signed 1 open letter

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Recent posts pulled from their website

Report shows its one rule for data centres and another for households around water use – Boylan

Blog · 24 Jul 2026

New charging connections will make electricity grid connections more affordable – Delargy

Blog · 1 Jul 2026

Gildernew calls on Minister to introduce legislation to tackle damp and mould

Blog · 25 Feb 2026

In Parliament

Sinn Féin MPs are abstentionists and therefore choose not vote in Parliament

Where Paul fits into things

Andy Burnham

Andy Burnham

Prime Minister

Paul Maskey

Paul Maskey

Sinn Féin MP for 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

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