Dame Chi Onwurah
MP since 6 May 2010
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Dame Chi Onwurah is the Labour MP for Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.
1812
Votes Cast
N/A
Expenses
11,060
Majority
45.6%
Vote Share
Expenses
No expense data available.
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 41,355 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
398
Written Questions
25
Oral Questions
140
Debates Spoken In⚑
215
Speeches⚑
439
Divisions Voted
⚑Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.
Voting Record
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1812 votes — page 10 of 73
4 AYERenters’ Rights Bill
4 votes · 8 Sept 2025
Renters’ Rights Bill
4 votes · 8 Sept 2025
3 AYEHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
3 votes · 4 Sept 2025
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
3 votes · 4 Sept 2025
1 AYE1 NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
2 votes · 2 Sept 2025
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
2 votes · 2 Sept 2025
1 AYE2 NOUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee
3 votes · 9 Jul 2025
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee
3 votes · 9 Jul 2025
3 NOUniversal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee
3 votes · 9 Jul 2025
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee
3 votes · 9 Jul 2025
3 NOFootball Governance Bill [HL] Report Stage
3 votes · 8 Jul 2025
Football Governance Bill [HL] Report Stage
3 votes · 8 Jul 2025
Financial Interests(17)
Visits outside the UK
Wilton Park
£3,971
Visits outside the UK
Wilton Park
- Name of donor
- Wilton Park
- Address of donor
- Wilton Park, Wiston House Steyning, West Sussex BN44 3DZ
- Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
- Flights (£3971.21)- Chi Onwurah only Hotel accommodation and hospitality (£520)-Chi Onwurah and partner, value £4,491.21
- Destination of visit
- South Korea (Seoul)
- Dates of visit
- 13 December 2025 to 17 December 2025
- Purpose of visit
- ROK-UK Forum in capacity as Chair of the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
Registered 8 January 2026
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Newcastle United Limited
Invitation for myself and a guest to attend the NUFC Carabao Cup Champions celebration event and parade in Newcastle upon Tyne (£850 per person)
29 March 2025
£850
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Newcastle United Limited
Invitation for myself and a guest to attend the NUFC Carabao Cup Champions celebration event and parade in Newcastle upon Tyne (£850 per person)
29 March 2025
- Name of donor
- Newcastle United Limited
- Address of donor
- St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne NE14ST
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- Invitation for myself and a guest to attend the NUFC Carabao Cup Champions celebration event and parade in Newcastle upon Tyne (£850 per person), value £1,700
- Date received
- 29 March 2025
- Date accepted
- 29 March 2025
- Donor status
- company, registration Registered in England No. 2529667.
Registered 31 March 2025
Visits outside the UK
Armed Forces Parliamentary Trust
£800
Visits outside the UK
Armed Forces Parliamentary Trust
- Name of donor
- Armed Forces Parliamentary Trust
- Address of donor
- Parliament
- Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
- Flights London-Brunei, value £799.82
- Destination of visit
- Brunei
- Dates of visit
- 25 May 2025 to 30 May 2025
- Purpose of visit
- Experience the work of the British Army stationed in the Brunei
Registered 7 November 2025
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Newcastle City Council
Ticket to attend the MOBO Awards being held in Newcastle upon Tyne
18 February 2025
£577
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Newcastle City Council
Ticket to attend the MOBO Awards being held in Newcastle upon Tyne
18 February 2025
- Name of donor
- Newcastle City Council
- Address of donor
- Civic Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8QH
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- Ticket to attend the MOBO Awards being held in Newcastle upon Tyne, value £577.23
- Date received
- 18 February 2025
- Date accepted
- 18 February 2025
- Donor status
- other (Newcastle City Council)
Registered 21 March 2025; updated 21 March 2025
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
a student to be worn for my Damehood ceremony
A suit made by a student to be worn for my Damehood ceremony
8 December 2025 to 13 January 2026
£500
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
a student to be worn for my Damehood ceremony
A suit made by a student to be worn for my Damehood ceremony
8 December 2025 to 13 January 2026
- Name of donor
- Newcastle College
- Address of donor
- Rye Hill Campus, Scotswood Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 7SA
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- A suit made by a student to be worn for my Damehood ceremony, value £500
- Date received
- 8 December 2025 to 13 January 2026
- Date accepted
- 8 December 2025
- Donor status
- other (Further Education College)
Registered 13 January 2026
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Dame in Parliament
Aluminium: Waste Disposal
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on cooperation on aluminium scrap retention.
Aluminium: Waste Disposal
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department made of the (a) economic and (b) environmental impact of exporting aluminium scrap from beverage packaging to count
Artificial Intelligence and Digital Technology: Government Departments
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when her Department plans to publish the Government Digital and AI Roadmap.
Aluminium: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits to (a) the environmental and (b) employment opportunities from introducing domesti
Overseas Trade: Israel
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the ICJ Advisory Opinion entitled Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestini
Export Controls: Israel
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of requiring Israeli exporters to demonstrate their goods are not produced in ille
Gender Based Violence: Sexual Offences
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Government plans to publish an updated strategy on violence against women and girls; and whether she plans to included policies on (a) i
Aluminium
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to develop a national strategy to secure aluminium as a critical raw material for the economy.
Taxation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2025 to Question 67326 on Taxation, what reforms to the tax system are being considered to support (a) job creation and (b) ec
Musculoskeletal Disorders: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Action 10 on page 22 of the Life Sciences Sector Plan, published on 16 July 2025, what steps his Department is taking to ens
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