MP for Brent East
“A high-attendance Labour MP with near-total party loyalty who has nonetheless rebelled on welfare and end-of-life legislation.”
Dawn Butler is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Brent East, first elected in 2015. She currently serves on the Panel of Chairs and on the Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill committee. In Parliament she has held senior frontbench and shadow roles, including Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities (2017–2020), and has previously served in government roles as Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet Office (Young Citizens and Youth Engagement) and as an Assistant Whip in the Treasury.
Her voting record shows near-total party loyalty (99%) with attendance of 62% and 15 rebel votes. She sits centre-left on the political spectrum (40/100). On policy topics, she votes a mix: she generally supports NHS funding and prison sentencing, but generally opposes tighter immigration controls and the Rwanda deportation scheme; her votes on Universal Credit, bus services regulation, VAT changes, transgender rights, asylum, and trade union powers are more variable.
She has nine declared financial interests, including miscellaneous items, employment and earnings, ad hoc payments, land or property (within or outside the UK), and visits outside the UK.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Labour (Co-op) average: 33%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Labour (Co-op) average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
11 positions
Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill
Since Jun 2025
Panel of Chairs
Since Jan 2025
Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill
May 2024 - May 2024
Education Committee
May 2020 - Sept 2020
Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
May 2020 - May 2024
Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities
Aug 2017 - Apr 2020
Shadow Minister (Equalities Office) (Diverse Communities)
Jun 2017 - Aug 2017
Shadow Minister (Equalities Office) (Diverse Communities)
Oct 2016 - Feb 2017
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms
NOUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading
AYEUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill [HL]
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
NOUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
NOIndustry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2
NOIndustry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1
NOIndustry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
AYELocal Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
AYEDraft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
AYEDraft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
AYEUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
AYEUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill [HL]
Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory
NODraft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEMedical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1
NOMedical Training (Prioritisation) Bill
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2
NOMedical Training (Prioritisation) Bill
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.