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Sarah Champion vs Katie Lam

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 Katie Lam
Katie Lam
Con Weald of Kent

Voting alignment

Sarah Champion and Katie Lam voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 220 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 215 different votes 220 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
2 Aye 2 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 5 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
29 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
29 Aye 29 No
11 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
29 Aye 29 No
11 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

70.5 %
3 % below average
Rank 423 of 648
Participation
68.1 %
5 % below average
Rank 474 of 648
1,631
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
358
526 eligible divisions
895
54.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
169
47.2 % of votes cast
736
45.1 % of votes cast
No votes
189
52.8 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
13 years, 6 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

30
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 497 of 648
Appearances
68
+7.6 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 648
40
-68.9 vs Commons average
Rank 507 of 648
Contributions
77
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,463,004
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£223,662
all imported IPSA years
£291,263
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£223,662
1 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#1
Tax
100 of 108 votes
Migration
142 of 169 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 23 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
#3
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 65 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes
#5
Migration
8 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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