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 5 of 73
2 NOOpposition Day Motion
2 votes · 24 Mar 2026
Opposition Day Motion
2 votes · 24 Mar 2026
2 NOOpposition day motion
2 votes · 18 Mar 2026
Opposition day motion
2 votes · 18 Mar 2026
8 AYEChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
8 votes · 9 Mar 2026
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
8 votes · 9 Mar 2026
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
11 Feb 2026
2 NOOpposition Day
2 votes · 28 Jan 2026
Opposition Day
2 votes · 28 Jan 2026
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
Cultural Heritage: Industry
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding is available to support the refurbishment of (a) the Swing Bridge in Newcastle and (b) other British industrial heritage.
Employment: Young People
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in employer National Insurance contributions on levels of youth employment in the North East.
Cultural Heritage: Industry
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support Britain's industrial heritage.
Cultural Heritage: Industry
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the importance of industrial heritage to the culture of historically industrial (a) cities and (b) towns.
Jobcentres: ICT
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to improve the (a) availability and (b) portability of (i) digital infrastructure and (ii) IT services at Jobce
Public Sector: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how her Department plans to quantify the (a) costs and (b) savings associated with the adoption of artificial intelligence in (i) health, (ii) defence, (iii) ed
Fiscal Policy: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department's long-term fiscal modelling includes assumptions on the potential impact of artificial intelligence on levels of productivity.
Economic Situation: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has produced internal modelling on the potential fiscal impacts of artificial intelligence.
Cultural Heritage: Industry
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many full-time equivalent staff in her Department are working on (a) promoting and (b) preserving Britain's industrial heritage; and if
Knee Replacements
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential (a) financial and (b) clinical impact of the Zimmer Biomet NexGen Legacy Posterior Stabilized (LP
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