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Sarah Gibson
MP for Chippenham
Liberal Democrat
About This MP
AI-generatedSarah Gibson is the Liberal Democrat MP for Chippenham, elected on 4 July 2024. She currently serves on the Environmental Audit Committee (from 28 October 2024) and has previously sat on committees including Employment Rights and Product Regulation; she was the Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Business from 18 September 2024 to 1 October 2025.
Voting Patterns
She has 100% party loyalty with zero rebel votes and an attendance rate of 10%, below the party average of 19%. Her voting record places her on the centre-right of the spectrum. In key votes she has generally supported Universal Credit and climate action, and has often opposed stronger workers' rights protections and broader trade union powers; she has supported prison sentencing and bus services regulation, and her stance on renter protections is mixed.
Notable Positions
- Supports climate change measures
- Supports mental health services
- Supports transgender rights
- Supports prison sentencing
- Against stronger trade union powers and workers' rights protections
Financial Interests
Declared financial interests total 24 entries, consisting mainly of employment earnings (ad hoc payments: 18 entries; ongoing paid employment: 2; other employment earnings: 2) plus one shareholding and one miscellaneous entry.
Generated 21 February 2026
100%
Party Loyalty
10%
Attendance
0
Rebel Votes
—
Total Votes
Political Position
LEFTRIGHT
Centre-right(66)
Based on 82 votesCareer & Roles
4 positions
Current
Committee
Environmental Audit Committee
Since Oct 2024
Previous
Committee
Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]
May 2025 - May 2025
Committee
Employment Rights Bill
Nov 2024 - Jan 2025
Opposition
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Business)
Sept 2024 - Oct 2025
Voting Stances
Based on parliamentary votes
Universal Credit
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on universal credit
44 votes
Trade union powers
Strongly againsthas almost always voted against trade union powers
34 votes
Workers rights protections
Strongly againsthas almost always voted against workers rights protections
34 votes
VAT changes
Strongly againsthas almost always voted against vat changes
24 votes
Prison sentencing
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on prison sentencing
17 votes
Bus services regulation
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on bus services regulation
15 votes
Renter protections
Generally againsthas generally voted against renter protections
13 votes
Transgender rights
Generally forhas generally voted for transgender rights
13 votes
Financial Interests
24 declarations · £26,313 total
Recent Votes
ABSENT
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
11 Feb 2026279 Aye90 No
NO
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
11 Feb 2026277 Aye143 No
AYE
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
11 Feb 2026362 Aye107 No
ABSENT
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
4 Feb 2026392 Aye116 No
AYE
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
3 Feb 2026458 Aye