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
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 62 stand part No 344–181
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No.2) Bill Committee: Clause 10 stand part No 324–180
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 Aye 167–350
7 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Rural communities No vote 105–332
7 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Jury trials No vote 182–290
17 Dec 2025 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Second Reading No 312–165
16 Dec 2025 Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading No 341–195
16 Dec 2025 Finance (No. 2) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading (Opposition) No vote 118–340
15 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to disagree with the Lords in their Amendment 120N to Commons Amendment 120G and their Amendments 120P to 120S to Commons Amendment 120H No vote 311–96
10 Dec 2025 Opposition day: Conduct of the Chancellor of the Exchequer No vote 90–297
10 Dec 2025 Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on seasonal work No vote 320–98
10 Dec 2025 Opposition day: Seasonal work No vote 98–325
9 Dec 2025 Railways Bill: Second Reading No 329–173
9 Dec 2025 Railways Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment Aye 170–332
9 Dec 2025 UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion Aye 100–100
8 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to LA62 but not to insist on Commons Amendment 62C and to propose Gov (a) in lieu of LA62 No vote 327–162
8 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion not to insist on Commons Amendment 72C but to disagree with LA72D to LA72H and to propose Gov (a) and (b) in lieu of LA72D to LA72H No vote 326–162
8 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B No vote 395–98
8 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to LA23 and LA106 to LA120, not to insist on Commons Amendment 120C, 120D and 120E but to propose Gov (a) to (f) in lieu of LA23 and LA106 to LA120 No vote 300–96
8 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 1B but to propose Government amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 1B No vote 327–96
3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: Amendment 15 Aye 154–303
3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: Amendment 16 Aye 143–304
3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 Aye 77–298
3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 3 Aye 87–299
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty No 357–174

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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