Labour Party MP for Brent East.
Dawn Butler is the Labour MP for Brent East, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.
Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.
Source · The Public Whip · Hansard
Moments where the whip was free, or where Butler broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.
| Date | Bill / motion | Vote | Whip |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jul 2025 | Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading | No | vs party |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 | Yes | vs party |
| 13 Nov 2024 | Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 | No | vs party |
Source · Hansard
“The Government has inherited a Palantir mess from the previous administration; the contract lacks ethical foundations and AI data sovereignty; UK alternatives like OpenSAFELY alrea…”
“Corrected record that far-right extremism poses greater threat than Islam; called for guardrails around human rights and protection of personal data rather than focusing on AI regu…”
“Expresses emotional frustration at slow justice: after nine years, nobody arrested; pushes Minister to press Met Police to move faster on criminal prosecutions while acknowledging …”
“Companies are grooming children into gambling addiction; the issue requires removing 'aim to permit' from the Gambling Act 2005 and tackling both online and high-street gambling.”
Butler holds no select-committee seat this session. New 2024-intake MPs typically wait one term before being appointed.
| Department | Qs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 3 | 33.3% |
| Home Office | 3 | 33.3% |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 2 | 22.2% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 1 | 11.1% |
Whether her Department provides funding for (a) police protection and (b) transport for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
It is our long-standing policy not to provide detailed information on protective security arrangements, including funding, as doing so could compromise their integrity and individuals' security.
Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the answer of 9 December to Question 96093, what steps the Government is taking to safeguard individuals from non-sexually explicit deepfakes, digital impersonation, and the misuse of personal identity.
Solutions that help to determine what media is real and what is AI-generated are key to tackling a range of AI risks. The government is undertaking work to explore the potential methods for detecting AI-generated content.The UK’s Online Saf…read full →
Innovation and Technology, what steps the Government is taking to safeguard individuals in response to rapid developments in artificial intelligence, including protecting 1) the general public and 2) Members of Parliament from deepfakes, digital impersonation, and the misuse of personal identity.
The Government takes the threat posed by harmful deepfakes, including to MPs, very seriously. Deepfakes are captured by the Online Safety Act where they are shared on an in-scope service and constitute illegal content or content harmful to …read full →
Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of devolving powers to Established Mayoral Strategic Authorities to allow them to introduce overnight accommodation levies.
Tax policy is a matter for fiscal events.The Government keeps all tax policy under review.
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Source · Members API · Last amended 16 Dec 2025
| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 266,312 | 92.5% |
| Office Costs | 21,496 | 7.5% |
| MP Travel | 13 | 0.0% |
| Total · 40 claims | 287,822 | 100% |
Source · IPSA · FY 24_25
Nothing tabled for Butler on the published Order Paper this week.
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Brent East | 19,370 | 51.2% | Won |
| 2019 | Brent Central | 31,779 | 64.7% | Won |
| 2017 | Brent Central | 38,208 | 73.1% | Won |
| 2015 | Brent Central | 29,216 | 62.1% | Won |
| 2010 | Brent Central | 18,681 | 41.2% | Lost |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dawn ButlerWON | Lab | 19,370 | 51.2 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Brent East →