MP for Brent East
“A Labour MP with a focus on equality and welfare issues, largely loyal to her party but has rebelled on welfare and end-of-life care amendments.”
Dawn Butler is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Brent East, first elected in 2015. She has a long background in public service and equality work, including serving as Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities (2017–2020) and in various shadow roles, and she has previously held government positions. She currently serves on the Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill committee and on the Panel of Chairs.
Her voting record shows high loyalty to the party (99%) and relatively strong attendance (62%), with 15 rebel votes. She generally opposes stricter immigration controls and the asylum system, generally supports NHS funding and bus services regulation, and has voted against transgender rights and the Rwanda deportation scheme; her welfare voting is mixed, with both aye and no on Universal Credit and related measures.
She has nine declared financial interests, across miscellaneous items, employment and earnings, ad hoc payments, land and property, and overseas visits.
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: 34%
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.
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026
AYESteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
King's Speech Motion for an Address
AYEKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)
NOUnauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill
Parliamentary role · 25 Jun 2025
Panel of Chairs
Parliamentary role · 29 Jan 2025
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.
