Conservative and Unionist Party MP for Windsor.
A 100% party-line voter who nonetheless stood out in Westminster earlier this year, Rankin challenged the Tobacco and Vapes Bill on the floor of the House, conducting his own local mystery-shopping investigation and presenting evidence-based arguments — coverage in The Critic described him as an effective parliamentary critic. More recently he voted against the government's Draft Carbon Budget Order and the regulations extending climate targets to aviation and shipping, consistent with a voting record that shows only 35% alignment with pro-climate-action positions. On steel tariffs he joined Conservatives opposing the 50% import levy, arguing it would damage aerospace and engineering manufacturers dependent on specialist grades unavailable from UK mills. He has also pressed the Foreign Secretary to reimburse Windsor's council for state-visit costs borne by local taxpayers, and publicly declared himself "firmly against" Heathrow's third runway — a significant national infrastructure project directly affecting his constituency.
His participation rate of 67% sits below the Commons average, and he has no rebel votes on record, making him a disciplined opposition backbencher. Speeches cluster around economy and jobs, fiscal policy, crime, and health — 277 contributions across 102 debates. Voting data places him at 96% pro-business and 100% anti-tax-increases, while his 89% rating on armed-forces welfare sits 22 points above his party's average, suggesting a genuine interest in military personnel issues that exceeds the Conservative norm.
One earlier episode drew scrutiny: in February 2025 the BBC reported he had accepted free racecourse tickets shortly before speaking in their favour and opposing relevant gambling regulations — Rankin defended the gifts as appropriate, but the timing attracted criticism. He sits on the Scottish Affairs Committee, an assignment that does not obviously reflect his Windsor-centric speech topics. News sentiment over the past 90 days is broadly neutral across 54 articles.
Jack Rankin is the Conservative MP for Windsor, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.
Source · The Public Whip · Hansard
Moments where the whip was free, or where Rankin broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.
No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.
Source · Hansard
“Hundreds of prisoners released in error is disgraceful; child groomers and rapists are being released early with victims notified by letter, endangering constituents.”
“Supports the regulations and the credit-based system, but pressed the Minister on ensuring high-quality face-to-face teaching and monitoring of impacts on providers and learners.”
“The government has weakened protections by denying students access to the Office for Students free speech scheme; universities need meaningful sanctions including funding consequen…”
“The Open University is a vital institution for social mobility; however, the Government has cut the adult skills budget by 6% since taking office, and the decision to axe level 7 a…”
Select, joint and other committees Rankin currently sits on. Committee work is where much of the line-by-line scrutiny of bills and departments happens, away from the chamber.
| Committee | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Scottish Affairs Committee | Member | Select |
Source · UK Parliament Committees API
Committee seats are where backbenchers shape legislation and hold departments to account. Rankin sits on one.
| Department | Qs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Education | 34 | 13.8% |
| Treasury | 31 | 12.6% |
| Home Office | 29 | 11.7% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 27 | 10.9% |
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 25 | 10.1% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 20 | 8.1% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 20 | 8.1% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 13 | 5.3% |
What assessment has been made of the potential merits of using specialist technologies for improving the life of ageing infrastructure.
The Department works with infrastructure operators on innovations for better managing transport infrastructure. For example, the Department encourages councils to embrace innovative practices to deliver better road maintenance programmes an…read full →
How frequently is the long term condition of bridges monitored and how is this information recorded.
Responsibility for monitoring and inspecting the condition of local highway bridges sits with local highway authorities. Guidance recommends that they determine how often they inspect their local highways bridges by considering appropriate …read full →
Food and Rural Affairs, if she will undertake a review of the effectiveness of the ban on single-use vapes.
Defra has commissioned an analysis of the single-use vapes ban via Ipsos, which will review the effectiveness of the ban. The report is due to be published soon. We will continue to monitor the impact of the ban to ensure that it is reducin…read full →
How many bridges in the United Kingdom are subject to weight restrictions.
The Department does not hold data on the number of bridges subject to weight restrictions. The Government last year announced a £1 billion package of investment for key local highway enhancement projects and the new Structures Fund for repa…read full →
Mrs Susan Shield £10,000 to support 2027 Local Election campaigns in the Windsor Parliamentary constituency. |
Mrs Barbara Hilton £1,000 to support campaigning efforts in Englefield Green and Virginia Water (in my constituency). |
Mrs Barbara Hilton £1,000 to support my political efforts through Windsor Conservative Association |
Paul Beck £3,000 to support campaigning efforts in Englefield Green and Virginia Water (in my constituency). |
Mrs Barbara Hilton £2,000 to support my political efforts through Windsor Conservative Association |
Source · Members API · Last amended 30 Jun 2026
| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 132,598 | 92.4% |
| Office Costs | 9,682 | 6.7% |
| MP Travel | 1,094 | 0.8% |
| Staff Travel | 96 | 0.1% |
| Total · 56 claims | 143,470 | 100% |
Source · IPSA · FY 24_25
Nothing tabled for Rankin on the published Order Paper this week.
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Windsor | 16,483 | 36.4% | Won |
| 2019 | Warwick and Leamington | 22,929 | 42.3% | Lost |
| 2017 | Ashton-under-Lyne | 12,710 | 32.0% | Lost |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack RankinWON | Con | 16,483 | 36.4 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Windsor →