Official portrait of Dawn Butler

Dawn Butler

Labour MP for Brent East, since 7 May 2015

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

Scorecard

69.6% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
400 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
175 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
14 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Labour MPs
10 Interests declared 1 at £5,000 or more
424 Debates spoken in 543 written questions tabled

Ranked 375 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 No vote 74–323
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 No vote 104–391
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 No vote 164–311
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 No vote 144–244
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 No vote 135–258
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 No vote 143–249
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 No vote 85–317
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion No vote 233–94
16 Jun 2026 Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 Aye 262–86
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 No 162–246
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 No 151–258
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 No 77–255
15 Jun 2026 Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival No vote 24–37
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill: Third Reading No vote 278–149
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 No vote 155–279
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 No vote 167–266
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 No vote 77–271
9 Jun 2026 Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 Aye 356–86
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 No 157–287
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 No 94–297
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 No 90–290
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 No 145–251
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 No 65–251
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 No 81–266
3 Jun 2026 Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 deferred division No vote 302–155

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

1. 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)

On the register since 16 Dec 2025

Payment: £2,500 Speaking engagement at a Black History Month Event
Received on: 10 November 2025. Hours: 4 hrs.
Donated to: Jamaica Hurricane Melissa Relief Fund
(Registered 3 December 2025)

On the register since 16 Dec 2025

2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

Name of donor: Felicity Milton
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Date received: 26 May 2026
Date accepted: 26 May 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 16 June 2026)

On the register since 30 Jun 2026

Name of donor: Jacquie Lawrence
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Date received: 26 May 2026
Date accepted: 26 May 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 16 June 2026)

On the register since 30 Jun 2026

Name of donor: Supreme Creations
Address of donor: Supreme House 12 Iron Bridge Close, Great Central Way, London NW10 0UF
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Date received: 2 June 2026
Date accepted: 2 June 2026
Donor status: company, registration 16167450
(Registered 16 June 2026)

On the register since 30 Jun 2026

£5,000

Name of donor: Linda Riley
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Date received: 26 May 2026
Date accepted: 23 June 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 23 June 2026)

On the register since 30 Jun 2026

6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Type of land/property: Residential property (house)
Number of properties: 1
Location: London
(Registered 8 June 2015; updated 3 September 2018)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

8. Miscellaneous

Name of donor: British Group Inter-Parliamentary Union
Executive Committee Member of the British Group Inter-Parliamentary Union. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 13 November 2024
(Registered 19 November 2024)

On the register since 24 Nov 2025

Director and Trustee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (UK Branch). This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 16 October 2024
(Registered 7 November 2024)

On the register since 13 Nov 2024

Trustee of the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 24 November 2022
(Registered 3 March 2023)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

The same register on parliament.uk →

Debates

424 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:


Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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