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Ms Diane Abbott vs Sarah Champion

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington
vs
Photograph of Sarah Champion
Sarah Champion
Lab Rotherham

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Sarah Champion voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,269 shared comparable votes.

1,233 same votes 36 different votes 1,269 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
114 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 179 shared votes
114 Aye 65 No
27 Aye 27 No
Trade 100% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 24 No
Transport 100% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
26 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 20 No
Benefits 83% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 96% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 97% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

65.4 %
8 % below average
Rank 513 of 647
Participation
70.3 %
3 % below average
Rank 427 of 647
1,519
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,634
2,323 eligible divisions
850
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
895
54.8 % of votes cast
669
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
739
45.2 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
39 years, 0 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
13 years, 6 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

13
-50.6 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 647
Appearances
36
-27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 465 of 647
16
-97.6 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 647
Contributions
61
-52.6 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,463,004
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£291,263
29 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Defence
49 of 59 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#2
Migration
142 of 169 votes
Trade
70 of 88 votes
#3
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 66 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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