Portrait of Sarah Dyke

Sarah Dyke

Liberal Democrat Sitting MP

MP for Glastonbury and Somerton · in Parliament since 20 July 2023

Opposition Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Rural Affairs)

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Tel: 020 3545 2414

Email: sarah.dyke.mp@parliament.uk

Website

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
62.5%
523 of 837 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
51 meetings attended
Debate contributions
594
in the 7 year window
Written questions
277
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
1
current

Biography

Sarah Dyke is the Liberal Democrat MP for Glastonbury and Somerton, and has been an MP continually since 20 July 2023. She currently undertakes the role of Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Rural Affairs).

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Glastonbury and Somerton4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time
Somerton and Frome20 July 202330 May 2024Elected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Liberal Democrat20 July 2023Present

Voting participation

Participation rate
62.5%
Eligible divisions
837
Divisions voted
523

524th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Liberal Democrat average 65.2%

Participation by year

Sarah Dyke voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%20232024202520262023: 78.5%78.5%2024: 56.5%56.5%2025: 63.0%63.0%2026: 61.4%61.4%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236145 61.4%
2025322203 63.0%
2024200113 56.5%
20237962 78.5%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th206143 69.4%
59th631380 60.2%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
594
Written questions
277
Oral questions
43
Early day motions
110
Bills sponsored
5
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
51

joint 289th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Liberal Democrat average 595

Written questions per year
Sarah Dyke: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0501001502002023: 7720232024: 565620242025: 797920252026: 1351352026
Oral questions per year
Sarah Dyke: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year051015202023: 4420232024: 131320242025: 151520252026: 11112026
Early day motions per year
Sarah Dyke: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0132538502023: 2220232024: 151520242025: 434320252026: 50502026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 120 85 135 11 50 1 0
2025 228 172 79 15 43 2 0
2024 210 135 56 13 15 1 0
2023 36 26 7 4 2 1 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Member 28 October 2024 51 of 51 100.0%

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Liberal Democrat average 99.4%

Hansard activity

Contributions
594
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
418
distinct debates

200th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Liberal Democrat average 419

Contributions per year
Sarah Dyke: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0631251882502023: 363620232024: 21021020242025: 22822820252026: 1201202026
Debates participated in per year
Sarah Dyke: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0501001502002023: 262620232024: 13513520242025: 17217220252026: 85852026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2023

    • – Became MP for Somerton and Frome
    • – Joined Liberal Democrat
  2. 2024

    • – Became MP for Glastonbury and Somerton
    • – Joined Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
  3. 2025

    • – Appointed (opposition): Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Rural Affairs)

Constituency: Glastonbury and Somerton

Glastonbury and Somerton constituency boundary
Area
694.4 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
LD Gain · majority 6,611
Electorate
73,268 · turnout 65.0%
Postcode areas
BA10, BA16, BA21, BA22, BA4, BA6, BA7, BA8, BA9, DT10, DT9, TA10, TA11, TA12, TA13, TA14, TA15, TA19, TA3, TA7

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.