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Sarah Champion vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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 Douglas Alexander
Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

Sarah Champion and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 183 shared comparable votes.

183 same votes 0 different votes 183 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
26 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
4 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
4 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

70.4%
2% below average
Rank 424 of 650
Participation
46.1%
27% below average
Rank 628 of 650
1,680
2,387 eligible divisions
Total votes
277
601 eligible divisions
916
54.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
121
43.7% of votes cast
764
45.5% of votes cast
No votes
156
56.3% of votes cast
10
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

53
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 650
Appearances
51
-34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 452 of 650
95
-54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 650
Contributions
224
+74.9 vs Commons average
Rank 117 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
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£291,263
29% above average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
#3
Work / Employment
25 of 42 votes
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 66 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Crime / Justice
180 of 234 votes
#5
Tax
63 of 113 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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