Former Member of Parliament

Sarah Newton

Con Conservative Truro and Falmouth ID 4071

Sarah had voted in 28.3 % of eligible Commons divisions, compared with a Commons average of 72.6 %. Sarah had voted against the party's recorded majority 15 times.

A non-vote is not necessarily an absence — it may reflect ministerial duty, pairing, illness, or acting as a teller.

Voting record

Commons division votes from the official Commons Votes API.

Voted in 666 of 2,351 eligible divisions (28.3 %). Commons average: 72.6 %.

666

Total votes

309

Aye

357

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 309 / Noes 357

Divisions

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Division	Date	Vote
Standing Orders (Public Business) Transport	7 Mar 2017	Aye
Children and Social Work Bill (Lords): Report Stage Amendment 12 Education	7 Mar 2017	No
Children and Social Work Bill (Lords): Report Stage New Clause 14 Education	7 Mar 2017	No
Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Bill: Third Reading Crime / Justice	24 Feb 2017	Aye
Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Bill: Third Reading: Closure motion Crime / Justice	24 Feb 2017	Aye
Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Bill: Report Stage Amendment 16 Crime / Justice	24 Feb 2017	Aye
Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Bill: Report Stage Amendment 14 Crime / Justice	24 Feb 2017	Aye
Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Bill: Report Stage Amendment 1 Crime / Justice	24 Feb 2017	Aye
Local Government Finance (England) Devolution / Local Government	22 Feb 2017	Aye
Police Grant Report (England and Wales) 2017-18 Crime / Justice	22 Feb 2017	Aye
Draft Housing and Planning Act 2016 (Permission in Principle etc) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2017 Housing	21 Feb 2017	Aye
Criminal Finances Bill: Report Stage New Clause 19	21 Feb 2017	No
Criminal Finances Bill: Report Stage New Clause 17	21 Feb 2017	No
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading Brexit / EU	8 Feb 2017	Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House New Clause 192 Brexit / EU	8 Feb 2017	No

Source: Commons Votes API

Topic voting

Where this MP has been most and least active across locally tagged Commons division topics.

Highest topic participation

Brexit / EU 147/211 (70 %)

Trade 37/89 (42 %)

Transport 31/95 (33 %)

Energy 21/70 (30 %)

Tax 88/321 (27 %)

Lowest topic participation

Cost of Living 0/10 (0 %)

Defence 1/71 (1 %)

Environment / Climate 4/48 (8 %)

Migration 16/169 (9 %)

Democracy / Parliament 5/43 (12 %)

Voting source Commons Votes API

Voting FAQs

How many Commons divisions has Sarah Newton voted in?

Sarah Newton has recorded votes in 666 of 2,351 eligible Commons divisions (28.3 % participation rate). The Commons average is 72.6 %. Eligible divisions are those occurring on or after the MP's Commons membership start date. Source

Has Sarah Newton voted against their party?

Sarah Newton has voted against the party majority 15 times in the imported division data. Source