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Member of Parliament

Dame Chi Onwurah

Lab Labour Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West ID 4124
Parliamentary Parliamentary Constituency
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Chi has voted in 76.2 % of eligible Commons divisions, compared with a Commons average of 72.7 %. Chi has voted against the party's recorded majority 16 times.

A non-vote is not necessarily an absence — it may reflect ministerial duty, pairing, illness, or acting as a teller.

Voting record

Commons division votes from the official Commons Votes API.

Voted in 1,798 of 2,361 eligible divisions (76.2 %). Commons average: 72.7 %.

1798

Total votes

1003

Aye

795

No

16

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 1,003 / Noes 795

Divisions

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Division Vote
Draft Representation of the People (Overseas Electors etc.) (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023
Democracy / Parliament
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: Second Reading
Migration
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
Migration
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
Victims and Prisoners Bill Report Stage: Amendment 33
Crime / Justice
Aye
Victims and Prisoners Bill Report Stage: New Clause 27
Crime / Justice
Aye
Victims and Prisoners Bill Report Stage: New Clause 14
Crime / Justice
Aye
Data Protection and Digital Information Bill Report Stage: Amendment 218
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
Data Protection and Digital Information Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
Data Protection and Digital Information Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
Data Protection and Digital Information Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
Data Protection and Digital Information Bill: Re-committal motion
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
Draft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: NHS Ambulance Services and the NHS Patient Transport Service) Regulations 2023
NHS / Health Transport Work / Employment
No
Draft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Passenger Railway Services) Regulations 2023
Transport Work / Employment
No
Draft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Border Security) Regulations 2023
Migration Work / Employment
No

Source: Commons Votes API

Topic voting

Where this MP has been most and least active across locally tagged Commons division topics.

Highest topic participation

Foreign Affairs 67/69 (97 %)
Democracy / Parliament 39/43 (91 %)
Environment / Climate 43/48 (90 %)
Work / Employment 67/77 (87 %)
Defence 61/71 (86 %)

Lowest topic participation

Cost of Living 4/10 (40 %)
Digital / Online Safety 39/60 (65 %)
Benefits 53/81 (65 %)
Tax 212/321 (66 %)
Devolution / Local Government 47/66 (71 %)
Voting source Commons Votes API

Voting FAQs

How many Commons divisions has Dame Chi Onwurah voted in?

Dame Chi Onwurah has recorded votes in 1,798 of 2,361 eligible Commons divisions (76.2 % participation rate). The Commons average is 72.7 %. Eligible divisions are those occurring on or after the MP's Commons membership start date. Source

Has Dame Chi Onwurah voted against their party?

Dame Chi Onwurah has voted against the party majority 16 times in the imported division data. Source