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

Labour
18,875 votes45.6%
Reform UK
7,815 votes18.9%
Conservative
4,228 votes10.2%
Independent
3,627 votes8.8%
Green Party
3,228 votes7.8%
Liberal Democrat
1,946 votes4.7%

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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4 AYE

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

4 votes · 15 Apr 2026

4 AYE

Pension Schemes Bill

4 votes · 15 Apr 2026

9 AYE

Crime and Policing Bill

9 votes · 14 Apr 2026

6 AYE

Victims and Courts Bill

6 votes · 25 Mar 2026

Financial Interests(17)

Visits outside the UK

Wilton Park

£3,971
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
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
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
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
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

Meta: Disinformation

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, which Government departments work with Meta to (a) identify and (b) remove misinformation.

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology12 Jun 2025

Bezalel Smotrich

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the placement of sanctions on Bezalel Smotrich on (a) Pearson

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office12 Jun 2025

Police: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to review (a) the rate of police pay and (b) the adequacy of technical and mental health support provided to police officers.

AnsweredHome Office11 Jun 2025

Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what definition his Department uses for sovereign AI in the AI opportunities action plan.

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology11 Jun 2025

Local Government: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what role the Artificial Intelligence Directorate plays in supporting the digital transformation of local government servic

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government4 Jun 2025

Internet: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to ensure that the right to object to targeted online advertising is upheld under consent-or-pay models; a

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology4 Jun 2025

Higher Education: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to ensure the continuation of UK research in the higher education sector.

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology4 Jun 2025

Electronic Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when he plans to complete the integration of the Government Gateway with the gov.uk one login system.

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology4 Jun 2025

Electronic Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions (a) he has and (b) his officials have had with trade unions on the digitalisation of government.

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology4 Jun 2025

Clinical Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the capacity of local health committees to respond promptly to local clinical trial requests.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care4 Jun 2025
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