Dawn Butler

MP since 7 May 2015

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Dawn Butler is the Labour MP for Brent East, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.

1514

Votes Cast

£287,721

Expenses 2024-25

13,047

Majority

51.2%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£287,721

Staffing£266,347
Office£21,361
Travel£13

Year-on-Year

2024-25£287,721
2023-24£236,417
2022-23£273,828
2021-22£223,417
2020-21£227,418
2019-20£193,297
2018-19£191,737
2017-18£186,521
2016-17£196,416
2015-16£158,577

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 37,802 voters

Labour
19,370 votes51.2%
Conservative
6,323 votes16.7%
Green Party
3,729 votes9.9%
Liberal Democrat
2,635 votes7.0%
Reform UK
2,024 votes5.3%
Independent
1,846 votes4.9%
Workers Party of Britain
1,052 votes2.8%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

9

Written Questions

6

Oral Questions

104

Debates Spoken In

190

Speeches

400

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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Aye: 841No: 673

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3 NO

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 14 Jul 2026

3 NO

Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee

3 votes · 1 Jul 2026

3 NO

Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages

3 votes · 16 Jun 2026

3 NO

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee

3 votes · 9 Jun 2026

3 NO

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee

3 votes · 8 Jun 2026

2 NO

King's Speech Motion for an Address

2 votes · 20 May 2026

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Financial Interests(7)

Visits outside the UK

the UK and the US gathered in Accra

£2,005
Name of donor
Heward Mills Ltd
Address of donor
77 Farringdon Road, London EC1M 3JU
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
Flights £2,005.19, accommodation £925, value £2,925.19
Destination of visit
Ghana
Dates of visit
23 May 2025 to 1 June 2025
Purpose of visit
The Protect Black Women Tour - Black Women leaders and allies from the UK and the US gathered in Accra, Ghana for a Liberation Tour to mark the 5th anniversary of George Floyd’s murder and to establish the Protect Black Women Accra Principles.

Registered 24 June 2025

Employment and earnings

Employment and earnings

Role, work or services
Speaking engagement
Payer
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP (Law Firm), Telephone House, 2-4 Temple Avenue, London EC4Y 0HB

Registered 3 December 2025

Employment and earnings

Employment and earnings

Role, work or services
Speaking engagements
Payer
Eden & Partners (deliver training programmes), 1 West Street, Lewes BN7 2NZ

Registered 2 April 2025

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
24 November 2022

Registered 3 March 2023

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
16 October 2024

Registered 7 November 2024

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Dawn in Parliament

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department provides funding for (a) police protection and (b) transport for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

AnsweredHome Office23 Feb 2026

Artificial Intelligence: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the answer of 9 December to Question 96093, what steps the Government is taking to safeguard individuals from non-sexu

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology9 Dec 2025

Artificial Intelligence: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps the Government is taking to safeguard individuals in response to rapid developments in artificial intelligence, includi

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology2 Dec 2025

Hotels: Taxation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of devolving powers to Established Mayoral Stra

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government18 Nov 2025

Tuberculosis: Drugs and Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) address shortages in tuberculosis (TB) medications, including drugs for preventive and active TB treatment and

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care14 Nov 2025

Immigration: Syria

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made recent progress on processing applications for (a) asylum and (b) other forms of settlement made by people from S

AnsweredHome Office21 Oct 2025

Palantir: Medical Records

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Palantir will have (a) exclusive and (b) other access to NHS patients’ DNA data as part of its contracts with the Government.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care7 Jul 2025

Faculty: Medical Records

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Faculty will have access to NHS patient DNA data through Government contracts.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care7 Jul 2025

Asylum: Rwanda

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which companies were contracted by her Department to develop an IT system for the Rwanda scheme; and how much was spent with each company.

AnsweredHome Office22 Jan 2025

Thames Water: Land

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the value is of land (a) given and (b) sold by the Government to Thames Water since 2010.

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs28 Jun 2023
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