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Yasmin Qureshi

Yasmin Qureshi

Labour MP for Bolton South and Walkden

Yasmin Qureshi is the Labour MP for Bolton South and Walkden, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.

Message

Seat status

Safe

Majority size

6,743

Recent swing

-15.7% Labour

Party

Labour

Top donors:

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (£7,276)

Silverstone Circuits Limited (£1,400)

SUPPORTED

Voted for Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

Motion passed, 348-167

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OPPOSED

Voted against Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

Motion failed, 188-341

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OPPOSED

Voted against Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

Motion failed, 185-344

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Where Yasmin fits into things

Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer

Prime Minister

Yasmin Qureshi

Yasmin Qureshi

Member of Parliament

Bolton South and Walkden

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