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

Safety of Rwanda Bill

3 votes · 17 Apr 2024

2 NO

Rwanda Bill

2 votes · 15 Apr 2024

2 AYE

Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [Lords] Report Stage

2 votes · 25 Mar 2024

4 AYE

Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [Lords]

4 votes · 19 Mar 2024

6 NO

Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill

6 votes · 18 Mar 2024

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

Disability Living Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many children are waiting for over the 50 working day target for their disability living allowance claim to be processed in the latest period f

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions16 Oct 2024

Disability Living Allowance: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason the rate of disability living allowance claims processed dropped between (a) 2019-20 and (b) 2023-24.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions16 Oct 2024

River Thames: Reservoirs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the Environment Agency’s modelling of the average (a) daily and (b) monthly percentage of (i) usable and (ii)

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs14 Oct 2024

River Thames: Reading

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the Environment Agency’s modelling of average (a) daily and (b) monthly volumetric river flow rates for each g

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs14 Oct 2024

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the average waiting time between a pension credit application and a decision by the Department.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions9 Oct 2024

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the oral contribution of the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 29 July 2024 on Public Spending: Inheritance, Official Report, column

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions9 Oct 2024

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average wait for a pension credit application to be approved was in each year since 2015.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions9 Oct 2024

Parliamentary Estate: Security

To ask the hon. Member representing the House of Commons Commission, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many holders of each pass type have access to the parliamentary estate.

AnsweredHouse of Commons Commission9 Oct 2024

Parliamentary Estate: Security

To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many parliamentary passes were not returned following the conclusion of the holder's employment

AnsweredHouse of Commons Commission9 Oct 2024

Parliamentary Estate: Security

To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many parliamentary passes were (a) lost and (b) stolen in each of the last five financial years.

AnsweredHouse of Commons Commission9 Oct 2024
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