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Sarah Champion vs John McDonnell

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 John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Sarah Champion and John McDonnell voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,538 shared comparable votes.

1,504 same votes 34 different votes 1,538 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
127 Aye 72 No
Tax 100% aligned 199 shared votes
127 Aye 72 No
66 Aye 82 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 148 shared votes
66 Aye 82 No
34 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 63 shared votes
34 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 31 No
Transport 100% aligned 52 shared votes
21 Aye 31 No
23 Aye 27 No
Defence 100% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 24 No
Benefits 85% aligned 53 shared votes
31 Aye 22 No
28 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 94% aligned 35 shared votes
28 Aye 7 No
32 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 49 shared votes
30 Aye 19 No
37 Aye 13 No
Education 96% aligned 50 shared votes
35 Aye 15 No
37 Aye 103 No
Migration 97% aligned 140 shared votes
37 Aye 103 No

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

Voting record

69.5%
3% below average
Rank 432 of 650
Participation
79.0%
7% above average
Rank 220 of 650
1,681
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,910
2,417 eligible divisions
917
54.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,038
54.3% of votes cast
764
45.4% of votes cast
No votes
872
45.7% of votes cast
10
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.3% of votes cast
13 years, 11 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

52
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 650
Appearances
146
+51.5 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
92
-72.6 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 650
Contributions
186
+21.4 vs Commons average
Rank 186 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
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£291,263
29% above average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 66 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Crime / Justice
180 of 234 votes
#5
Defence
63 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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