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How Dawn Butler votes

Dawn Butler voted the same way as their party in 100% of the votes where parties gave instructions. In 0 of those 184 votes, they went the other way.

What does this mean?

Parties tell their MPs how to vote. Most MPs usually follow that. A high score is normal and says nothing about whether an MP is good or bad. We only count votes where parties gave instructions, not free votes. Words explained

Recent votes

DateVoteThey votedCompared with party
11 SepEnd of life for terminally ill adults: the first main voteAgainstFree vote
11 SepA vote to end a debateAgainstFree vote
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party

See every vote on Parliament’s site

Declared interests

MPs must publish certain paid work, gifts, donations and other interests. This is a record of what they declared, not a suggestion that anything is wrong.

Dawn Butler has 10 interests currently registered.

TypeWhat was registeredRegistered
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MPLinda Riley - £5,000.0023 Jun 2026
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MPFelicity Milton - £2,000.0016 Jun 2026
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MPJacquie Lawrence - £2,000.0016 Jun 2026
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MPSupreme Creations - £2,000.0016 Jun 2026
Employment and earnings - Ad hoc paymentsPayment received on 10 November 2025 - £2,500.003 Dec 2025
Employment and earningsSpeaking engagement - Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP3 Dec 2025
MiscellaneousExecutive Committee Member of the British Group Inter-Parliamentary Union. This is an unpaid role.19 Nov 2024
MiscellaneousDirector and Trustee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (UK Branch). This is an unpaid role.7 Nov 2024
MiscellaneousTrustee of the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain. This is an unpaid role.3 Mar 2023
Land and property (within or outside the UK)Residential in London8 Jun 2015

Source: Register of Members’ Financial Interests · Parliament’s own page

Questions

MPs can ask ministers questions in writing. The questions show what an MP is working on, which votes cannot.

Dawn Butler asked 6 written questions in the last 12 months.

Who they asked

Home Office2
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology2
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government1
Department of Health and Social Care1

Latest questions

23 Feb 2026 · to the Home Office
Answered 5 Mar 2026
9 Dec 2025 · to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Answered 17 Dec 2025
2 Dec 2025 · to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Answered 9 Dec 2025
18 Nov 2025 · to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answered 24 Nov 2025
14 Nov 2025 · to the Department of Health and Social Care
Answered 24 Nov 2025

Source: Written Questions API · Updated 4 Oct 2026

Expenses

MPs claim back money for running an office and working in two places. An independent body, IPSA, publishes every claim. This is what was paid in 2025-26.

PAID IN 2025-26
£7,801
Office costs · claims for running an office£7,801

20 claims. For comparison, across the 657 MPs in IPSA’s file the middle MP was paid £18,469 and the average was £19,699.

Costs depend on many things, such as where an MP’s area is, what premises and staff they need, and whether they joined or left part-way through the year. This page does not say whether any amount is right or wrong. It covers the claims in IPSA’s individual business costs file, so it is not the full cost of an MP’s office.

Source: IPSA, individual business costs data · About this data

Election result and area

Dawn Butler represents Brent East. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.

WINNER, 2024
Dawn Butler

Labour

MAJORITY
13,047

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
49%

of people who could vote did

Dawn Butler won with 51% of the votes, and Jamila Robertson (Conservative) came second with 17%.

Votes for each party

Labour51% · 19,370
Conservative17% · 6,323
Green Party10% · 3,729
Independent7% · 2,669
Liberal Democrat7% · 2,635
Reform UK5% · 2,024
Everyone else3% · 1,052
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Dawn ButlerLabour19,37051.2%
Jamila RobertsonConservative6,32316.7%
Nida AlfulaijGreen Party3,7299.9%
Jonny SinghLiberal Democrat2,6357.0%
Zbigniew KowalczykReform UK2,0245.4%
Aadil ShaikhIndependent1,8464.9%
James MutimerWorkers Party of Britain1,0522.8%
Amin MoafiIndependent6541.7%
Jenner FolwellIndependent1690.4%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£791 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
8.9%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

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Has this changed over time? 90%95%100%Oct 25Sep 26
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Source: Commons Votes API

This page states what the record shows. It does not say why an MP voted as they did. How we calculate this