Fiona Onasanya
Fiona Oluyinka Onasanya (/ˌɒnəˈsænjə/; born 23 August 1983) is a former British Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) who was removed from that role as a result of a criminal conviction. She was elected in the 2017 United Kingdom general election for the constituency of Peterborough, which she represented from 8 June 2017 to 1 May 2019.
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Official portrait, 2017 | |
| Opposition Whip | |
| In office 18 January 2018 – 20 December 2018 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Succeeded by | Bambos Charalambous |
| Member of Parliament for Peterborough | |
| In office 8 June 2017 – 1 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Stewart Jackson |
| Succeeded by | Lisa Forbes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Fiona Oluyinka Onasanya 23 August 1983 Cambridge, England |
| Political party | Labour (until 2018) Independent (since 2018) |
| Education | University of Hertfordshire College of Law |
Onasanya was found guilty on 19 December 2018 of perverting the course of justice for lying to police to avoid being prosecuted for speeding. She unsuccessfully sought to secure permission to appeal against the conviction. Her expulsion from the Labour Party, effective in December 2018, was announced in January 2019. On 29 January 2019 she was sentenced to three months in prison. She was removed from office on 1 May 2019 after a successful recall petition, automatically triggered in cases of a custodial sentence of a year or less, under the Recall of MPs Act 2015. This prompted a by-election, making her the first MP to lose their seat through the recall process.