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Sarah Champion vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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 Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Sarah Champion and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 86% of the time, based on 1,160 shared comparable votes.

998 same votes 162 different votes 1,160 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
33 Aye 71 No
Migration 100% aligned 104 shared votes
33 Aye 71 No
2 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
2 Aye 12 No
24 Aye 28 No
Trade 98% aligned 52 shared votes
23 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 21 No
Transport 98% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
84 Aye 54 No
Brexit / EU 96% aligned 138 shared votes
78 Aye 60 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 13 No
Education 58% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
110 Aye 53 No
Tax 70% aligned 163 shared votes
103 Aye 60 No
12 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 76% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 80% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
17 Aye 14 No
Defence 81% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 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
67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 648
1,631
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,567
2,312 eligible divisions
895
54.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
57.2 % of votes cast
736
45.1 % of votes cast
No votes
671
42.8 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
13 years, 6 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

30
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 648
Appearances
58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 648
40
-67.9 vs Commons average
Rank 506 of 648
Contributions
88
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 271 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
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£291,263
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Migration
142 of 169 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 65 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 88 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 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 (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Football Governance Bill [HL]: Third Reading 8 Jul 2025
Aye
Aye
Draft Marking of Retail Goods Regulations 2025 30 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 18 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] Report Stage: Amendment 16 4 Jun 2025
No
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