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Sarah Champion vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Sarah Champion
Sarah Champion
Lab Rotherham
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Sarah Champion and Ian Lavery voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,506 shared comparable votes.

1,485 same votes 21 different votes 1,506 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
129 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 200 shared votes
129 Aye 71 No
66 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 143 shared votes
66 Aye 77 No
33 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 62 shared votes
33 Aye 29 No
28 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
22 Aye 28 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 21 No
Benefits 88% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
31 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
41 Aye 12 No
Education 98% aligned 53 shared votes
40 Aye 13 No
94 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 150 shared votes
92 Aye 58 No
38 Aye 100 No
Migration 99% aligned 138 shared votes
37 Aye 101 No

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

Voting record

70.3%
2% below average
Rank 417 of 650
Participation
76.4%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 650
1,680
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,825
2,390 eligible divisions
916
54.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,010
55.3% of votes cast
764
45.5% of votes cast
No votes
815
44.7% of votes cast
10
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

52
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 650
Appearances
91
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 650
94
-57.4 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 650
Contributions
116
-35.4 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,463,004
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£291,263
29% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Migration
144 of 171 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 66 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Crime / Justice
180 of 234 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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