Dame Chi Onwurah
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
- Region
- England
- Member since
- 6 May 2010
This parliament
- Voting participation
- 74%
- Debates contributed to
- 224
- Registered interests
- 16
- Declared value
- £26,104
Record last updated 6 Nov 2026
Dame Chi Onwurah, the Labour (Co-op) MP for Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West, is among the longest serving 10% of MPs and the longest serving 10% of Labour (Co-op) MPs, having first been elected in May 2010. She has cast 466 votes from 627 eligible divisions, giving her a participation rate of 74%, and has made 349 debate contributions across 224 debates, placing her in the top 25% of MPs by debate participation and the top 25% of MPs elected in 2010 by debate contributions. Her debate contributions have focused on Digital & AI, Foreign Affairs & Defence, and Trade & Industry, while her voting activity has concentrated on Parliamentary Procedure, Employment & Workers Rights, and Justice & Law.
Summary generated on 06/11/2026 (View details)
VOTING PARTICIPATION
466 / 627
74.32%
Ranked #286 of 655 MPs (56th percentile)
DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS
224 / 12880
349 total contributions
Ranked #149 of 655 MPs (77th percentile)
REGISTERED INTERESTS
16
£26,104.26
Ranked #297 of 655 MPs (55th percentile)
PARLIAMENTARY RECORD
Dame Chi Onwurah is the Labour MP for Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.
Constituencies
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West Jul 2024 – present
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central May 2010 – May 2024 · 4 terms
Posts held
- Shadow Minister (Science, Research and Innovation) Sep 2023 – May 2024 · Opposition
- Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) Apr 2020 – Nov 2021 · Opposition
- Shadow Minister (Science, Research and Innovation) Apr 2020 – Sep 2023 · Opposition
- Shadow Minister (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Industrial Strategy) Oct 2016 – Apr 2020 · Opposition
- Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills) Sep 2015 – Oct 2016 · Opposition
- Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport) Sep 2015 – Oct 2016 · Opposition
- Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office) Jan 2013 – Sep 2015 · Opposition
- Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills) Oct 2010 – Jan 2013 · Opposition