Official portrait of Sarah Champion

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.

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
4 Feb 2026 Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 deferred division Aye 392–116
3 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading Aye 458–104
28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Youth unemployment No vote 91–287
28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory No 103–284
28 Jan 2026 Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 deferred division Aye 294–108
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1 No 88–310
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 No 61–311
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 No 91–378
21 Jan 2026 Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 No vote 373–106
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading No vote 316–194
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 No vote 195–317
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 No vote 191–326
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 Aye 347–184
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 Aye 347–185
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 Aye 344–182
20 Jan 2026 Sentencing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 Aye 319–127
14 Jan 2026 Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 deferred division No vote 301–110
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26 No 172–334
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 No 181–335
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part Aye 344–173
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 No 187–351
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 No 184–331
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part Aye 348–167
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 No 188–341
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 No 185–344

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

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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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