The 35-year-old solicitor, who now faces a possible jail sentence, was accused of colluding with her brother Festus after her car was clocked going 41mph in a 30mph zone in the village of Thorney near Peterborough.
The Old Bailey heard evidence the MP for Peterborough was texting as well as speeding on the evening of Monday July 24 last year, during the summer Commons recess.
Prosecutor David Jeremy QC told the jury she went on to lie “persistently and deliberately” to avoid prosecution.
Festus Onasanya, 34, from Cambridge, had pleaded guilty to three counts of perverting the course of justice over speeding, including over the July 24 incident.
But his sister, who was elected in June 2017, denied a single count of perverting the course of justice.
She was found guilty following a retrial at the Old Bailey, putting her political career in jeopardy.
The trial had heard how as the registered keeper of the Nissan Micra, Onasanya was sent a Notice of Intended Prosecution (NIP) to fill out and return.
It was sent back naming Aleks Antipow, an acquaintance of her brother Festus, who was away visiting his parents in Russia.
Authorities repeatedly tried to contact Onasanya at her home and in Westminster when they were unable to track down Mr Antipow at a false address.
When the Cambridgeshire Police camera unit asked Onasanya to provide correct information, she replied: “I have…
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