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Dawn Butler
Former Labour MP for Brent South
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — General election (stood again)
- Majority: 11,326 votes. — 56th out of 643 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Dawn Butler voted on key issues:
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against replacing Trident. votes
- Has never voted on automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Has never voted on encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Cabinet Office: UK Youth Parliament (23 Mar 2010)
“The Government's ambition is to ensure that young people have more opportunities to engage with the issues they are passionate about, because we firmly believe they should be empowered as citizens, connected to the political process and offered a meaningful say in the decisions that affect them. The Government have already made substantial steps towards this goal. In line with recommendation...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Cabinet Office: Voting Age (10 Mar 2010)
“Representations have been made by various groups, including the British Youth Council and the UK Youth Parliament. The Government are absolutely determined to increase the engagement of young people in politics and will continue to review how best that is done, and that will include consideration of lowering the voting age to 16. We are also very innovative: today, we have the march on...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Cabinet Office: Voting Age (10 Mar 2010)
“My right hon. Friend makes a valid point about citizenship education. The Government believe that it is crucial to provide the best citizenship education for young people. The Department for Children, Schools and Families is funding 11 higher education institutions to provide free continuing professional development courses for teachers, and certificates and masters-level credits will be...”
More of Dawn Butler's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 3 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 82.30% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 10 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 101 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 37 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 12 Apr 2010. More about the Register
View the history of this MP's entries in the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £5,976 (559th) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £21,803 (283rd) | £15,442 | ||||
| London costs | £243 (52nd) | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Office running costs | £11,977 (534th) | £15,137 (464th) | £18,145 (468th) | £20,000 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £96,461 (290th) | £88,783 (284th) | £89,488 (80th) | £83,251 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £12,519 (68th) | £11,396 (62nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £0 | £61 (634th)2 | £1,189 (610th)3 | £1,348 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £128 (361st) | £250 (joint 303rd with 2 others) | £30 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £6,829 (68th) | £2,029 (22nd) | £5,934 (10th) | £2,410 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,887 (70th) | £19,488 (9th) | £4,550 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,039 (joint 547th with 3 others) | £1,014 (joint 385th with 19 others) | £1,014 | |||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £4,972 (35th) | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £134,005 (512th) | £151,515 (248th) | £157,311 (32nd) | £128,045 |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £61 (567th).