Sarah Olney

MP since 12 Dec 2019

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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

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Aye: 673No: 560

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3 NO

Employment Rights Bill

3 votes · 15 Sept 2025

3 AYE1 NO

Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 10 Sept 2025

3 AYE

House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill

3 votes · 4 Sept 2025

1 AYE1 NO

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

2 votes · 2 Sept 2025

1 AYE1 NO

Opposition Day

2 votes · 15 Jul 2025

AYETax
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NOWelfare
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3 AYE1 NO

Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee

4 votes · 9 Jul 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

Pay

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department holds data on the number of employers offering salary sacrifice schemes.

AnsweredTreasury19 Nov 2025

Heathrow Airport: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what economic analysis she has carried out on construction of a third runway at Heathrow.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport13 Nov 2025

Livestock: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of ending the use of (a) cages for hens and (b) farrowing crates for pigs.

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs12 Nov 2025

Franchises: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the UK's franchising framework.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade3 Nov 2025

HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many stage (a) one, and (b) two, complaints were submitted to HM Courts and Tribunals Service in (i) 2024 and (ii) 2025.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice3 Nov 2025

Contactless Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Competition and Markets Authority's press release entitled CMA confirms Apple and Google have strategic market status in mob

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade3 Nov 2025

Omaveloxolone

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on approval of Skyclarys; and if he will conside

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care15 Oct 2025

Domestic Abuse: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to amend the presumption of parental involvement when a parent has been convicted of abuse or violent crimes.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice15 Oct 2025

Manufacturing Industries: Electricity

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 21 July 2025 to Question 67936 on Manufacturing Industries: Electricity, when he will publish his Department's consultat

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade14 Oct 2025

Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the next Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce Meeting will occur before 2026.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport14 Oct 2025
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