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Dame Chi Onwurah
Labour MP for Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Dame Chi Onwurah is the Labour MP for Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.
Seat status
Very safe
Percentage of votes
26.74%
Recent swing
-13.6% Labour
Party
Labour
Top donors:
Wilton Park (£3,971)
Newcastle United Limited (£850)
Armed Forces Parliamentary Trust (£799)
Key Parliamentary VotesSee where your MP stands on these issues
VOTED AYE4 Sept 2025
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
✓ Passed — 336 For, 77 Against
VOTED AYE9 Mar 2026
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
✓ Passed — 307 For, 173 Against
DID NOT VOTE10 Mar 2026
Courts and Tribunals Bill
✓ Passed — 304 For, 203 Against
Where Chi fits into things
Surgeries
Monthly in-person, occasional online
Examples of successful citizen influence
- Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
- Local campaign prompting a public statement
Pressure that tends to influence
- High volume constituent contact
- Media attention on local issues
- Cross-party committee pressure
Committees
No current committee memberships