UK Parliament · member 4124
Dame Chi Onwurah MP
- Party
- Labour — Labour Party
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
- Member for this seat since
- 6 May 2010
- In the records
- Every register entry that names Dame Chi Onwurah, and how each was tied to them
Declared interests
MPs must register financial interests within 28 days. This is the register’s own text, republished verbatim from the official Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Registering an interest is a requirement met, not a finding against anyone.
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP
- BornGood Rebuyer Ltd. - £1,200.00 (registered 14 July 2026)
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
- Newcastle Eagles Basketball Ltd - £336.00 (registered 13 January 2026)
- Newcastle College - £500.00 (registered 13 January 2026)
- Cristina Caffarra - £169.00 (registered 11 November 2025)
- Newcastle City Council - £275.00 (registered 7 November 2025)
- Cristina Caffarra - £406.00 (registered 21 March 2025)
Visits outside the UK
- International visit to South Korea between 13 December 2025 and 17 December 2025 (registered 8 January 2026)
- International visit to Brunei between 25 May 2025 and 30 May 2025 (registered 7 November 2025)
Land and property (within or outside the UK)
- Residential in Unspecified (registered 7 November 2016)
- Residential in Northumberland (registered 2 November 2016)
Miscellaneous
- Member of the Board of the Hamilton Commission, a standalone piece of research in partnership with the Royal Academy of Engineering, that will work to improve the representation of black people in UK motorsport. (registered 23 November 2020)
- Director of the Foundation for Science & Technology. (registered 12 August 2016)
- Honorary Vice President of ACTSA (Action for South Africa). (registered 17 December 2015)
- Chartered engineer (non-practising).
Source: UK Parliament Register of Members’ Financial Interests API (Open Parliament Licence). Amounts are shown only where the register itself records one as a figure; nothing is parsed out of the free text.
Voting record
In the 430 recorded divisions where Dame Chi Onwurah and at least one other Labour member were recorded voting, Dame Chi Onwurah voted the same way as most voting Labour members 417 times (97.0%).
This compares Dame Chi Onwurah with other members of their own party who were recorded voting in the same division. It is not a measure of loyalty to a whip: Civometry holds no whipping records, so it cannot say which votes were whipped, and voting differently from party colleagues is not described here as a rebellion. Members not recorded in a division are excluded from the comparison rather than counted, because an absence from a division list is not a vote and does not mean the member was absent from the House.
Donations reported to the Electoral Commission
£25,395 across 2 reported donations from 2 distinct donor names, received from 1 January 2019 onward.
| Donor (as published) | Status | Donations | Total value | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aziz Foundation | Company | 1 | £23,303 | 2023-10-02 |
| Labour for the Long Term | Unincorporated Association | 1 | £2,093 | 2023-07-11 |
Source: Electoral Commission register of donations. Reporting thresholds apply, so this is not every sum given. A donation is a lawful, reported transaction; its presence here says nothing about why it was made and nothing about anything that followed it.
Staffing and business costs paid by IPSA
2025-26: £21,131 across 88 claim lines; 2024-25: £303,650 across 220 claim lines; 2023-24: £280,998 across 274 claim lines.
| Year | Category | Claim lines | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Office Costs | 76 | £17,200 |
| 2025-26 | Accommodation | 12 | £3,931 |
| 2024-25 | Staffing | 1 | £237,596 |
| 2024-25 | Office Costs | 186 | £22,830 |
| 2024-25 | Accommodation | 16 | £20,486 |
| 2024-25 | MP Travel | 7 | £10,661 |
| 2024-25 | Staff Travel | 8 | £8,688 |
| 2024-25 | Dependant Travel | 2 | £3,391 |
| 2023-24 | Staffing | 4 | £216,276 |
| 2023-24 | Office Costs | 224 | £30,719 |
| 2023-24 | Accommodation | 27 | £19,014 |
| 2023-24 | MP Travel | 11 | £8,505 |
| 2023-24 | Dependant Travel | 2 | £3,978 |
| 2023-24 | Staff Travel | 5 | £1,689 |
| 2023-24 | Miscellaneous | 1 | £816 |
| Date | Category | Description | Paid | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 April 2025 | Office Costs · Software & applications | CANVA [***] | £100 | Paid |
| 7 April 2024 | Office Costs · Software & applications | CANVA [***] | £100 | Paid |
| 7 April 2023 | Office Costs · Software & applications | CANVA [***] | £100 | Paid |
| 7 April 2022 | Office Costs · Software & applications | CANVA [***] | £100 | Paid |
| 21 October 2021 | Office Costs · Equipment - purchase | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories — CURRYS ONLINE | £100 | Paid |
| 20 April 2015 | Office Costs · Const Office Tel. Usage/Rental | payment card mar-apr15 — BT BILL PAYMENT 2 Telecommunication Equipment Including Telephone Sa | £100 | Paid |
| 14 May 2015 | Accommodation · Water | payment card april-may 2015 — WWW NWL CO UK Utilities-Electric, Gas, Sanitary, Water | £99 | Paid |
| 1 June 2019 | Office Costs · Advertising and contact cards | Alabaster publishing Golden Guide Surgery/contacts | £99 | Paid |
| 18 May 2010 | Office Costs · Const Office Rent | Constituency Expenditure June | £984 | Paid |
| 3 April 2017 | Accommodation · Council Tax | payment card march-april 17 — NEWCASTLE CC INET | £981 | Paid |
| 18 December 2018 | Office Costs · Const Office Tel. Usage/Rental | payment card Dec 18 — BT PAY BY PHONE | £99 | Paid |
| 17 March 2015 | Office Costs · Const Office Tel. Usage/Rental | payment card feb-mar 15 — BT BILL PAYMENT 2 Telecommunication Equipment Including Telephone Sa | £99 | Paid |
| 3 April 2025 | Office Costs · Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline & internet package — BT BUSINESS BILL | £99 | Paid |
| 4 March 2025 | Office Costs · Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline — BT BUSINESS BILL [200011725-3064] | £99 | Paid |
| 7 February 2025 | Office Costs · Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline — BT BUSINESS BILL [200011725-1456] | £99 | Paid |
Source: IPSA, MP staffing and business costs (Open Government Licence v3), joined on IPSA’s Parliamentary ID, which is Parliament’s member id. These are the running costs of an MP’s office and staff, claimed within IPSA’s rules and paid by IPSA; they are not the member’s salary and not personal income. A claim is a claim, not a finding. Staffing costs are published by IPSA in aggregate categories, not per employee.
Sources on this page: UK Parliament Members API, Register of Members’ Financial Interests API and Commons Votes API (Open Parliament Licence); Electoral Commission register of donations; IPSA business costs. Each section links its own official record. This page assembles public registers and draws no conclusion from their appearing together.