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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
Lab 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 1,273 shared comparable votes.

1,234 same votes 39 different votes 1,273 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

62.9%
9% below average
Rank 543 of 650
Participation
69.5%
3% below average
Rank 429 of 650
1,523
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,683
2,422 eligible divisions
850
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
918
54.5% of votes cast
673
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
765
45.5% of votes cast
33
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6% of votes cast
39 years, 5 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
13 years, 11 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

23
-72.6 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
Appearances
53
-42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 650
27
-139.4 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 650
Contributions
94
-72.4 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 650

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
4
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

Brexit / EU
175 of 212 votes
#1
Migration
144 of 171 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
Trade
70 of 94 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 66 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 80 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
180 of 234 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API