Sarah Olney

MP since 12 Dec 2019

When contacting this Member, please be respectful. See Parliament’s contact guidance.

Sarah Olney is the Liberal Democrat MP for Richmond Park, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019. She currently undertakes the role of Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Business).

1233

Votes Cast

£300,579

Expenses 2024-25

17,155

Majority

55.4%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£300,579

Staffing£265,986
Office£34,366
Travel£228

Year-on-Year

2024-25£300,579
2023-24£282,457
2022-23£267,725
2021-22£240,601
2020-21£238,339
2019-20£43,300
2017-18£23,305
2016-17£22,116

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 51,517 voters

Liberal Democrat
28,528 votes55.4%
Conservative
11,373 votes22.1%
Labour
5,048 votes9.8%
Reform UK
3,258 votes6.3%
Green Party
2,728 votes5.3%
The Mitre TW9
349 votes0.7%
Social Democratic Party
233 votes0.5%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

270

Written Questions

44

Oral Questions

206

Debates Spoken In

403

Speeches

360

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

?

How would you have voted?

Tap AYE or NO on the votes below to see how you compare with Sarah.

Aye: 673No: 560

1233 votes — page 11 of 50

2 AYE

Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 29 Apr 2025

1 AYE1 NO

Football Governance Bills [Lords]

2 votes · 28 Apr 2025

2 AYE

Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [Lords]

2 votes · 24 Apr 2025

2 AYE1 NO

Opposition Day

3 votes · 23 Apr 2025

3 NO

Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill

3 votes · 31 Mar 2025

3 AYE

Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords] Report Stage

3 votes · 31 Mar 2025

2 NO

Non Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill

2 votes · 25 Mar 2025

3 NO

National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill

3 votes · 25 Mar 2025

Financial Interests(1)

(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Linda Christmas

£2,000

£2,000
Name of donor
Linda Christmas
Address of donor
private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£2,000
Donor status
individual

Registered 11 March 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Sarah in Parliament

Retail Trade: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of higher rateable values and reduced business rates relief on the number of hospitality closures and empty

AnsweredTreasury4 Dec 2025

Lower Thames Crossing: Structures Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much of the Structures Fund will be allocated towards the funding of the Lower Thames Crossing.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport2 Dec 2025

Continuing Care: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will commission an independent national review into the use of allocation tools in Children’s Continuing Care, with recommendations on l

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care1 Dec 2025

Continuing Care: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many referrals have the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman received in each year since 2015 regarding Children’s Continuing Care.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care1 Dec 2025

Continuing Care: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Stage 1 and Stage 2 complaints regarding Children’s Continuing Care were received in each ICB in the last three years, what percentag

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care1 Dec 2025

Royal Mail: Takeovers

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will hold discussions with EP Group on meeting the terms of Royal Mail's agreements with (a) the Communication Workers Union and (b) the Gov

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade25 Nov 2025

Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Settlement Pathway announced on 20 November 2025, if she will define the requirement for indefinite leave to remain applica

AnsweredHome Office25 Nov 2025

Postal Services: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to review the regulatory framework for postal services, including the oversight of parcel courier companies an

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade24 Nov 2025

Postal Services: Universal Service Obligation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps the Government is taking to help ensure that proposed changes to the Universal Service Obligation are implemented in a way that maintai

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade24 Nov 2025

Pay

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information her Department holds on the number of people who use a salary sacrifice scheme.

AnsweredTreasury19 Nov 2025
PreviousPage 10 of 29Next

Other Liberal Democrat MPs

Explore more Members of Parliament sitting for Liberal Democrat.