Dawn Butler
- Constituency
- Brent East
- Region
- England
- Member since
- 7 May 2015
This parliament
- Voting participation
- 69%
- Debates contributed to
- 160
- Registered interests
- 10
- Declared value
- £23,339
Record last updated 14 Oct 2026
Dawn Butler is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Brent East, elected to the current parliament on 5 July 2024. She is among the longest serving 25% of MPs and the longest serving 25% of Labour (Co-op) MPs, having first been elected in May 2015. She has cast 411 votes from 590 eligible divisions for a participation rate of 70%, and has made 272 contributions across 160 debates out of 11,848 eligible debates. Her top debate topics are Other/Procedural, Foreign Affairs & Defence, and Child Welfare & Safeguarding, while her top voting topics are Parliamentary Procedure, Employment & Workers Rights, and Justice & Law.
Summary generated on 09/10/2026 (View details)
VOTING PARTICIPATION
411 / 595
69.08%
Ranked #385 of 655 MPs (41th percentile)
DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS
160 / 11985
272 total contributions
Ranked #264 of 655 MPs (60th percentile)
REGISTERED INTERESTS
10
£23,339.20
Ranked #316 of 655 MPs (52th percentile)
PARLIAMENTARY RECORD
Dawn Butler is the Labour MP for Brent East, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.
Constituencies
- Brent East Jul 2024 – present
- Brent Central May 2015 – May 2024 · 3 terms
- Brent South May 2005 – May 2010
Posts held
- Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities Aug 2017 – Apr 2020 · Opposition
- Shadow Minister (Equalities Office) (Diverse Communities) Jun 2017 – Aug 2017 · Opposition
- Shadow Minister (Equalities Office) (Diverse Communities) Oct 2016 – Feb 2017 · Opposition
- Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office) (Young Citizens and Youth Engagement) Oct 2009 – May 2010
- Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) Sep 2008 – May 2010