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Sarah Gibson

Liberal Democrat Sitting MP

MP for Chippenham · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: sarah.gibson.mp@parliament.uk

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
61.8%
390 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
67 meetings attended
Debate contributions
145
in the 7 year window
Written questions
396
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
2
current

Biography

Sarah Gibson is the Liberal Democrat MP for Chippenham, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Chippenham4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Liberal Democrat4 July 2024Present

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Business)Opposition18 September 20241 October 2025

Voting participation

Participation rate
61.8%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
390

533rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Liberal Democrat average 65.2%

Participation by year

Sarah Gibson voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 56.2%56.2%2025: 64.9%64.9%2026: 59.3%59.3%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236140 59.3%
2025322209 64.9%
20247341 56.2%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631390 61.8%

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
145
Written questions
396
Oral questions
2
Early day motions
37
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
67

214th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Liberal Democrat average 595

Written questions per year
Sarah Gibson: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year01252503755002024: 202020242025: 35035020252026: 26262026
Oral questions per year
Sarah Gibson: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.00.30.50.81.02024: 1120242025: 0020252026: 112026
Early day motions per year
Sarah Gibson: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0132538502024: 2220242025: 272720252026: 882026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 26 16 26 1 8 0 0
2025 36 12 350 0 27 0 0
2024 83 28 20 1 2 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Building Safety (Remediation of Unsafe Cladding etc) Bill Member 4 November 2026 – no published attendance
Environmental Audit Committee Member 28 October 2024 67 of 67 100.0%

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

2 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
145
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
56
distinct debates

529th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Liberal Democrat average 419

Contributions per year
Sarah Gibson: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year02550751002024: 838320242025: 363620252026: 26262026
Debates participated in per year
Sarah Gibson: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0132538502024: 282820242025: 121220252026: 16162026

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. 2024

    • – Became MP for Chippenham
    • – Joined Liberal Democrat
    • – Appointed (opposition): Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Business)
    • – Joined Environmental Audit Committee

  2. 2025

    • – Left role: Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Business)

  3. 2026

    • – Joined Building Safety (Remediation of Unsafe Cladding etc) Bill

Constituency: Chippenham

Chippenham constituency boundary
Area
273.7 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
LD Gain · majority 8,138
Electorate
74,107 · turnout 66.8%
Postcode areas
SN11, SN13, SN14, SN15, SN16, SN4, SN5

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.