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Sarah Smith

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Hyndburn · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: sarah.smith.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency office

9 Blackburn Road, Accrington, BB5 1HF

Tel: 01254 926 487

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
64.2%
405 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
59 meetings attended
Debate contributions
130
in the 7 year window
Written questions
20
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
1
current

Biography

Sarah Smith is the Labour MP for Hyndburn, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Hyndburn4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour4 July 2024Present

Voting participation

Participation rate
64.2%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
405

joint 502nd of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Sarah Smith voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 64.4%64.4%2025: 62.4%62.4%2026: 66.5%66.5%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236157 66.5%
2025322201 62.4%
20247347 64.4%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631405 64.2%

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
130
Written questions
20
Oral questions
15
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
59

joint 581st of 650 current MPs (5 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Sarah Smith: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0358102024: 9920242025: 4420252026: 772026
Oral questions per year
Sarah Smith: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0358102024: 2220242025: 8820252026: 552026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 56 37 7 5 0 0 0
2025 56 41 4 8 0 0 0
2024 18 11 9 2 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Ecclesiastical Committee Member 5 November 2024 8 of 8 100.0%

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%

Committee membership history

1 bill committee served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
130
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
89
distinct debates

joint 543rd of 650 current MPs (6 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Sarah Smith: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year02550751002024: 181820242025: 565620252026: 56562026
Debates participated in per year
Sarah Smith: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0132538502024: 111120242025: 414120252026: 37372026

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 Hyndburn
    • – Joined Labour
    • – Joined Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
    • – Joined Ecclesiastical Committee

Constituency: Hyndburn

Hyndburn constituency boundary
Area
90.0 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Gain · majority 1,687
Electorate
67,147 · turnout 54.2%
Postcode areas
BB1, BB4, BB5, BB6, BB7

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.