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Sarah Champion vs Kirsty Blackman

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 Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Sarah Champion and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 959 shared comparable votes.

870 same votes 89 different votes 959 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
25 Aye 27 No
Trade 100% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
12 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 72% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 10 No
Energy 74% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 22 No
Benefits 76% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
102 Aye 50 No
Tax 83% aligned 152 shared votes
104 Aye 48 No
18 Aye 14 No
Defence 88% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

70.2 %
3 % below average
Rank 428 of 649
Participation
56.1 %
17 % below average
Rank 601 of 649
1,657
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,324
2,361 eligible divisions
906
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
755
57.0 % of votes cast
751
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
569
43.0 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
13 years, 8 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

47
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 650
Appearances
92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 650
83
-55.3 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 650
Contributions
204
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 121 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
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£291,263
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
4
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

Migration
144 of 171 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
#2
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 66 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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 Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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