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Sarah Champion

Labour MP for Rotherham, since 29 November 2012

Sarah Champion is the Labour MP for Rotherham, and has been an MP continually since 29 November 2012.

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Scorecard

62.3% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
358 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
217 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
0 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Labour MPs
6 Interests declared 2 at £5,000 or more
509 Debates spoken in 1507 written questions tabled

Ranked 483 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 Aye 287–150
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 Aye 284–149
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 Aye 291–144
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36 Aye 288–147
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 Aye 287–149
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 Aye 297–147
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 Aye 298–152
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 Aye 293–155
20 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 Aye 292–158
20 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 Aye 294–61
20 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 Aye 294–156
20 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E Aye 293–159
15 Apr 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 No vote 248–139
15 Apr 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 No vote 259–136
15 Apr 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B No vote 254–144
15 Apr 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 No vote 256–150
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 No vote 277–150
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 No vote 271–95
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 No vote 273–159
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 No vote 275–159
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 No vote 269–162
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 No vote 276–155
15 Apr 2026 Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 No vote 269–103
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 No vote 278–158
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments No vote 247–21

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: Silverstone
Address of donor: The Jimmy Brown Centre, Silverstone Circuit, Towcester NN12 8TN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets and hospitality for me and my partner to the British Grand Prix Saturday Qualifier as a Member of the APPG for Formula 1 and McLaren Automotive being in Rotherham. Estimated value, value £1,860
Date received: 4 July 2026
Date accepted: 4 July 2026
Donor status: company, registration 00882843
(Registered 8 July 2026)

On the register since 14 Jul 2026

Name of donor: Silverstone
Address of donor: The Jimmy Brown Centre, Silverstone Circuit, Towcester NN12 8TN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets and hospitality for myself and my partner to the British Grand Prix Saturday qualifier, value £1,400
Date received: 5 July 2025
Date accepted: 5 July 2025
Donor status: company, registration 00882843
(Registered 9 July 2025)

On the register since 15 Jul 2025

4. Visits outside the UK

£6,076

Name of donor: Cayman Government
Address of donor: c/o CICO-UK, 34 Dover Street, London W1S 4NG
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (2129.62 ), accommodation (£2303.56), transport (£199.50), meals (£899.92). I was accompanied by my partner who paid his own costs but joined me at formal dinners - food (£543.92), value £6,076.52
Destination of visit: Cayman Islands
Dates of visit: 12 February 2026 to 21 February 2026
Purpose of visit: I am Chair of the APPG Cayman and led a delegation to meet with Ministers, officials and visit environmental projects and sites.
(Registered 26 May 2026)

On the register since 3 Jun 2026

£5,638

Name of donor: Doha Forum Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the state of Qatar
Address of donor: Al Mirqab Tower, West Bay, Doha Qatar
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£5233) and accommodation (£405), value £5,638
Destination of visit: Qatar (Doha)
Dates of visit: 5 December 2025 to 8 December 2025
Purpose of visit: To attend the Doha Forum on Diplomacy, Dialogue and Diversity and meetings with Qatari ministers to discuss Conflict Resolution.
(Registered 17 December 2025)

On the register since 6 Jan 2026

Name of donor: (1) Government of Jersey (2) States of Guernsey
Address of donor: (1) 2 Queen Annes Gate Buildings, Dartmouth Street SW1H 9BP (2) Sir Charles Frossard House, La Charotterie, Guernsey GY1 1FH
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): (1) Flights (£210), hotel (approx. £740), local transportation (approx £750) and food (approx. £700), value £2,400 (2) Flights (£435), local transportation (approx £480) and food (approx. £116), value £1,031
Destination of visit: Jersey and Guernsey
Dates of visit: 24 June 2025 to 30 June 2025
Purpose of visit: Orientation and research trip as Chair of APPG Channel Islands, with Senior Researcher
(Registered 8 July 2025)

On the register since 15 Jul 2025

8. Miscellaneous

Membership of Advisory Board of the SOAS China
Institute (SCI). This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 25 April 2025
Date interest ended: 24 April 2028
(Registered 6 May 2025)

On the register since 3 Jun 2026

The same register on parliament.uk →

Debates

509 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:

Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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