Official portrait of Anna Sabine

Anna Sabine

Liberal Democrat MP for Frome and East Somerset, since 4 July 2024

Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport)

Anna Sabine is the Liberal Democrat MP for Frome and East Somerset, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. She currently undertakes the role of Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport).

Scorecard

61.0% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
351 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
224 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
0 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Liberal Democrat MPs
9 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
84 Debates spoken in 189 written questions tabled

Ranked 495 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
15 Jul 2026 Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots deferred division No vote 330–109
15 Jul 2026 Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 deferred division No vote 330–109
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 No vote 104–412
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 No vote 102–409
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 No vote 93–323
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading No vote 264–90
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading No vote 97–358
8 Jul 2026 Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 deferred division No vote 283–182
8 Jul 2026 Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 deferred division No vote 317–103
8 Jul 2026 Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 deferred division No vote 369–102
7 Jul 2026 Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners No vote 115–0
6 Jul 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 No vote 394–85
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 No vote 177–308
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 No vote 173–282
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 No vote 80–281
1 Jul 2026 Draft Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 deferred division No vote 318–107
1 Jul 2026 Draft Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 deferred division No vote 322–107
24 Jun 2026 Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 Aye 330–93
24 Jun 2026 Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 Aye 329–94
24 Jun 2026 Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 Aye 332–94
24 Jun 2026 Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 deferred division No vote 323–160
23 Jun 2026 Opposition Day: Puberty blockers No vote 112–283
23 Jun 2026 Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment No vote 294–110
23 Jun 2026 Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness No vote 108–307
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 Aye 171–322

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Name of donor: James Moore
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,032.25 to assist with employing a member of staff in my constituency office
Donor status: individual
(Registered 17 October 2025)

On the register since 21 Oct 2025

2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

Name of donor: National Liberal Club
Address of donor: 1 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Complimentary membership of the NLC from 14 August 2024 until 31 December 2025, value £1,552.86
Date received: 14 August 2024 to 31 December 2025
Date accepted: 14 August 2024
Donor status: unincorporated association
(Registered 24 September 2024)

On the register since 12 Feb 2026

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: The FA Group
Address of donor: Wembley Stadium, PO Box 1966, London SWIP 9EQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets plus hospitality for women's football match, England v China, value £358
Date received: 29 November 2025
Date accepted: 29 November 2025
Donor status: company, registration 00077797
(Registered 3 December 2025)

On the register since 16 Dec 2025

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Yachad
Address of donor: Star House 104-108, Grafton Road NW5 4BA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation, hospitality and travel, value £2,169
Destination of visit: Israel and Palestine
Dates of visit: 24 May 2026 to 28 May 2026
Purpose of visit: To meet with a wide range of individuals, public officials and organisations, as well as to visit locations where violence has taken place, to understand the steps needed to achieve a resolution to the Israel-Palestine conflict and to adequately respond to the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
(Registered 5 June 2026)

On the register since 16 Jun 2026

7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital

Name of company or organisation: Cassia Holdings Ltd
Nature of business: Holding company
Interest held: until 23 September 2025
(Registered 31 July 2024; updated 29 January 2026)

On the register since 3 Feb 2026

Name of company or organisation: The Female Edge Ltd
Nature of business: Membership and training network for female entrepreneurs
Interest held: until 15 July 2025
(Registered 31 July 2024; updated 17 July 2025)

On the register since 5 Aug 2025

Name of company or organisation: Cassia Bath Ltd
Nature of business: Cafe
Interest held: until 1 July 2025
(Registered 31 July 2024; updated 17 July 2025)

On the register since 5 Aug 2025

Name of company or organisation: Miller Fraser Ltd
Nature of business: Communications consultancy
Interest held: from 9 May 2023 until 1 April 2025
(Registered 12 August 2024; updated 17 July 2025)

On the register since 5 Aug 2025

8. Miscellaneous

I am a trustee of a charity called GrandFriends
Date interest arose: 4 July 2024
(Registered 12 August 2024)

On the register since 17 Jul 2025

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Debates

84 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:


Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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