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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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

Heathrow Airport: Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to include an updated assessment of the potential impact of noise from a third runway at Heathrow on public health in a future

AnsweredDepartment for Transport14 May 2025

Disability Living Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of claims for Disability Living Allowance were processed within the 50 working day target between April 2024 and April 2025.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions6 May 2025

Sexual Offences: Law Reporting

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have signed up to her Department's pilot programme to provide free sentencing remarks to victims of rape and sexual offences.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice29 Apr 2025

Sexual Offences: Law Reporting

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department plans make the Rape and Sexual Offences Free Sentencing Remarks pilot scheme permanent.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice29 Apr 2025

Sexual Offences: Law Reporting

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of expanding the pilot programme to provide to victims of rape and sexual offences on request a free cop

AnsweredMinistry of Justice29 Apr 2025

Elections

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which job roles are restricted on involvement in political campaigning during the short campaign of an election.

AnsweredCabinet Office24 Apr 2025

Elections

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether benefits advisors are classified as civil servants for the purposes of the regulated period ahead of an election.

AnsweredCabinet Office24 Apr 2025

Elections

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which roles the Government classifies as civil servants for the purposes of short campaign election regulation.

AnsweredCabinet Office23 Apr 2025

Sports: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had recent discussions with relevant stakeholders on the safety of rehydration clauses in combat sports.

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport22 Apr 2025

Trade Agreements: Albania

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to improve trading relations with Albania.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade22 Apr 2025
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