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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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

Multiple Occupation: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the licensing criteria for Houses in Multiple Occupation.

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government22 Apr 2025

Venture Capital: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make his policy to require venture capital firms to (a) record and (b) publish the diversity of founders receiving investment.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade17 Apr 2025

Venture Capital: Ethnic Groups and Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help increase representation of (a) women and (b) minority ethnic founders in venture capital funding.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade17 Apr 2025

Investment: Ethnic Groups and Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on support to improve the investment readiness of (a) women and (b) BAME entrepreneurs.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade17 Apr 2025

Crossbows

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will review and strengthen crossbow regulation.

AnsweredHome Office25 Mar 2025

Business: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Prime Minister's Oral Statement of 25 February 2025 on Defence and Security, Official Report, columns 361-364, if he will ma

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade19 Mar 2025

Aphasia

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will include primary progressive aphasia in the list of conditions requiring nationally commissioned services.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care18 Mar 2025

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time was for a Personal Independence Payment reassessment after a claimant has reported improved health in the latest peri

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions18 Mar 2025

Personal Independence Payment: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average wait time is for a PIP reassessment when a claimant reports improved health in South West London.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions18 Mar 2025

Work Capability Assessment: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average wait time is for a Work Capability Assessment reassessment when a claimant reports improved health in South West London.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions18 Mar 2025
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