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Sarah Champion vs Paula Barker

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 Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Sarah Champion and Paula Barker voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,052 shared comparable votes.

1,043 same votes 9 different votes 1,052 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
62 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 132 shared votes
62 Aye 70 No
29 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
29 Aye 93 No
72 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 119 shared votes
72 Aye 47 No
24 Aye 26 No
Defence 100% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 25 No
Benefits 87% aligned 46 shared votes
21 Aye 25 No
15 Aye 7 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
23 Aye 9 No
Education 97% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
24 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
62 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 132 shared votes
62 Aye 70 No

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

Voting record

69.9%
3% below average
Rank 427 of 650
Participation
79.3%
7% above average
Rank 212 of 650
1,680
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,338
1,687 eligible divisions
916
54.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
764
45.5% of votes cast
No votes
644
48.1% of votes cast
10
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

52
-36.8 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 650
Appearances
86
-2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650
94
-60.6 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 650
Contributions
83
-71.6 vs Commons average
Rank 424 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
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£291,263
29% above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Housing
52 of 54 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 66 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Crime / Justice
180 of 234 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill: Second Reading 20 Dec 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
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
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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