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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8 NO

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

8 votes · 21 Apr 2026

2 NO

Crime and Policing Bill

2 votes · 20 Apr 2026

5 NO

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill

5 votes · 23 Mar 2026

3 AYE

Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 11 Mar 2026

1 AYE1 NO

Courts and Tribunals Bill

2 votes · 10 Mar 2026

4 NO

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

4 votes · 9 Mar 2026

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

Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the planned higher multiplier for properties with rateable values above £500,000, broken down

AnsweredTreasury17 Jul 2025

Business Rates: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information her Department holds on the proportion of businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sector that will (a) not qualify for retail, hospit

AnsweredTreasury17 Jul 2025

Transport: Carbon Budgets

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department’s policies of the UK Climate Change Committee's report entitled the Sixth Carbon budget

AnsweredDepartment for Transport16 Jul 2025

Heathrow Airport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Table 9.2 of her Department's report entitled Updated Appraisal Report: Airport Capacity in the South East, published in October 2017, wh

AnsweredDepartment for Transport16 Jul 2025

Manufacturing Industries: Trade Competitiveness

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to p.30 of The UK's Modern Industrial Strategy, published on 23 June 2025, what steps his Department is taking to support manufactu

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade15 Jul 2025

Manufacturing Industries: Electricity

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to p.30 of The UK's Modern Industrial Strategy, published on 23 June 2025, what steps he plans to take to support manufacturing bus

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade15 Jul 2025

Industry: Trade Competitiveness

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to p.30 of The UK's Modern Industrial Strategy, published on 23 June 2025, what his Department's timetable is for publishing its co

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade15 Jul 2025

Refugees: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help ensure the provision of accessible housing for disabled Ukrainian refugees.

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government15 Jul 2025

Jobcentres: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help ensure that Jobcentre Plus services meet the needs of disabled refugees.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions14 Jul 2025

Refugees: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to increase (a) translation and (b) levels of information support on the benefits system for disabled refugees.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions14 Jul 2025
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