The Westminster lensMP · Labour Party · Sitting since 4 Jul 2024

Sarah Sackman.

Labour Party MP for Finchley and Golders Green.

Sarah Sackman
PlaceFinchley and Golders Green
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ProfileParliament.uk ↗
Commons votes
381/521
73% attendance · top 50% of MPs
Party alignment
60%
on whipped divisions
Speeches
1,007
across 104 debates · 79,484 words
Written Qs
0
0 answered · 0 pending
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Aligned with their council.

Sarah Sackman is the Labour MP for Finchley and Golders Green, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. She currently holds the Government post of Minister of State (Ministry of Justice).

§ 01Voting record.381 divisions · most recent 23 Feb 2026

By issue — what do they vote on most?

Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.

Economy71
Taxation70
Crime & Policing44
Employment38
Constitution and Democracy27
Education25
Welfare and Benefits21
Defence and Foreign Affairs20

Source · The Public Whip · Hansard

Notable votes — free votes & rebellions.

Moments where the whip was free, or where Sackman broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.

No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.

§ 02Speeches.1,007 contributions · 104 debates · 79,484 words

Words spoken, by topic.

Crime51,652
Social Care29,192
Health18,663
Economy & Jobs13,661
Technology10,880
Other9,324
Local Government7,533
Lab avg / MP All-MP avgper topic, words per MP

Source · Hansard

Recent contributions.

28 Apr

Courts and Tribunals Bill (Eleventh sitting)

Rejected both new clauses, insisting specialist courts don't require legislation and that the government is already delivering them through training, funding, and victim support; d

4,617 words·Read
28 Apr

Courts and Tribunals Bill (Twelfth sitting)

Government will table amendments on reviews later; efficiency and investment alone insufficient; must combine all three levers (investment, efficiency, reform) to reduce backlog; j

7,225 words·Read
27 Apr

Draft First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) Fees (Amendment) Order 2026

The fee framework is fair, carefully calibrated to balance cost recovery with access to justice, and necessary to sustain the tribunal system while enabling enforcement of new rent

2,252 words·Read
23 Apr

Courts and Tribunals Bill (Tenth sitting)

Minister defending clauses that protect complainants from unfair discrediting by restricting compensation claim evidence, previous false complaint evidence, and supporting special

15,093 words·Read
Showing 4 of 1007·All 1,007 speeches
§ 03Committees & roles.Select & joint committees
None recorded

Sackman holds no select-committee seat this session. New 2024-intake MPs typically wait one term before being appointed.

§ 04Written questions.0 tabled · 0 answered

Top departments asked.

No tabled questions yet.

Most recent.

§ 05Register & expenses.16 declared interests · £206k claimed FY 24_25

Register of interests.

Payment: £2,562.50 14 Greenaway Gardens [Planning Advice]
Payment: £2,562.50 14 Greenaway Gardens [Planning Advice] Received on: 10 January 2025. Hours: 13 hrs Estimated. (Registered 5 December 20…
Role, work or services: Self-employed barrister
Role, work or services: Self-employed barrister Until: 24 May 2024. Payer: London Borough of Camden Planning Department, 5 Pancras Square,…
Role, work or services: Self-employed barrister
Role, work or services: Self-employed barrister Until: 24 May 2024. Payer: Ricardo Gama (Solicitors), Panagram, 27 Goswell Road, London EC…
Sir Trevor Chinn
£1,250
Richard Greer
£1,000
Showing 5 of 16·All 16 register entries

Source · Members API · Last amended 16 Dec 2025

IPSA expenses.

Category£Share
Staffing172,99183.9%
Office Costs32,60115.8%
Staff Travel5350.3%
Total · 109 claims206,127100%
Showing 3 of 109·All 109 IPSA claims

Source · IPSA · FY 24_25

§ 06This week in Westminster.Order paper · refreshed daily

Nothing tabled for Sackman on the published Order Paper this week.

§ 07Electoral history.2 contests · 2015, 2024
YearConstituencyVotesShareResult
2024Finchley and Golders Green21,85744.3%Won
2015Finchley and Golders Green20,17339.7%Lost

2024 — full result, Finchley and Golders Green.

CandidateVotes%
Sarah SackmanWONLab21,85744.3

Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Finchley and Golders Green

Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
DivisionsHansard
The Public Whip
Updated 31 May 2026
SpeechesHansard · 79,484 words
21 Jul 2024 → 28 Apr 2026
Written QsMembers API
0 tabled · 0 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
None recorded
RegisterMembers API
16 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£206,127 · FY 24_25
Order paperUK Parliament
Refreshed daily
ElectionsElectoral Commission
DCLEAPIL