Sarah Champion, MP for Rotherham
Sarah Champion has been an MP since 2012. Currently: Liaison Committee (Commons); National Security Strategy (Joint Committee); International Development Committee.
Roles and committees
Posts held in government or opposition, and committee seats, as Parliament records them.
In opposition
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities (Government Equalities Office) | 2016 to 2017 | |
| Shadow Minister (Home Office) (Home Office) | 2016 | |
| Shadow Minister (Home Office) (Home Office) | 2015 to 2016 |
Committees
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill | 2025 | |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | 2024 to now | Now |
| National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) | 2024 to now | Now |
| International Development Committee | 2024 to now | Now |
| Community and Suspended Sentences (Notification of Details) Bill | 2024 | |
| Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill (Formerly known as International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill) | 2024 | |
| Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill | 2024 | |
| Pet Abduction Bill | 2024 |
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| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Liaison Sub-Committee on Scrutiny of Strategic Thinking in Government | 2023 to 2024 | |
| Victims and Prisoners Bill | 2023 | |
| Carer’s Leave Bill | 2022 | |
| Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) Bill | 2022 | |
| Glue Traps (Offences) Bill | 2022 | |
| Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill | 2022 | |
| Animal (Penalty Notices) Bill | 2021 | |
| Taxi and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) Bill (England and Wales) | 2021 | |
| Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill | 2021 | |
| Committees on Arms Export Controls | 2020 to 2024 | |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | 2020 to 2024 | |
| Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art | 2020 to 2024 | |
| National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) | 2020 to 2024 | |
| International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact | 2020 to 2024 | |
| International Development Committee | 2020 to 2024 | |
| Women and Equalities Committee | 2018 to 2019 | |
| Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee | 2018 | |
| Administration Committee | 2017 to 2019 | |
| Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee | 2015 | |
| Transport Committee | 2012 to 2015 |
Source: UK Parliament Members API · Parliament’s own page
Declared interests
MPs must publish certain paid work, gifts, donations and other interests. This is a record of what they declared, not a suggestion that anything is wrong.
Sarah Champion has 4 interests currently registered.
| Type | What was registered | Registered |
|---|---|---|
| Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources | Silverstone - £1,860.00 | 8 Jul 2026 |
| Visits outside the UK | International visit to Cayman Islands between 12 February 2026 and 21 February 2026 | 26 May 2026 |
| Visits outside the UK | International visit to Qatar between 05 December 2025 and 08 December 2025 | 17 Dec 2025 |
| Miscellaneous | Membership of Advisory Board of the SOAS China Institute (SCI). This is an unpaid role. | 6 May 2025 |
Source: Register of Members’ Financial Interests · Parliament’s own page
Questions
MPs can ask ministers questions in writing. The questions show what an MP is working on, which votes cannot.
Sarah Champion asked 89 written questions in the last 12 months.
Who they asked
Latest questions
Source: Written Questions API · Updated 4 Oct 2026
Expenses
MPs claim back money for running an office and working in two places. An independent body, IPSA, publishes every claim. This is what was paid in 2025-26.
74 claims. For comparison, across the 657 MPs in IPSA’s file the middle MP was paid £18,469 and the average was £19,699.
Source: IPSA, individual business costs data · About this data
Election result and area
Sarah Champion represents Rotherham. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.
Labour
votes ahead of second place
of people who could vote did
Sarah Champion won with 45% of the votes, and John Cronly (Reform UK) came second with 30%.
Votes for each party
Every candidate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Champion | Labour | 16,671 | 45.1% |
| John Cronly | Reform UK | 11,181 | 30.3% |
| Adam Carter | Liberal Democrat | 2,824 | 7.6% |
| Tony Mabbot | Green Party | 2,632 | 7.1% |
| Taukir Iqbal | Workers Party of Britain | 1,714 | 4.6% |
| David Atkinson | The Yorkshire Party | 1,363 | 3.7% |
| Ishtiaq Ahmad | Independent | 547 | 1.5% |
2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.
Your area at a glance
Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.
How they vote
In the last 12 months Sarah Champion took part in 153 Commons votes.
More detail on how they vote
Sarah Champion voted the same way as their party in 151 of the 151 votes where parties gave instructions (100%), and went the other way in 0.
What does this mean?
Parties tell their MPs how to vote. Most MPs usually follow that. A high or low count says nothing on its own about whether an MP is good or bad, and we do not rank MPs by it. We only count votes where parties gave instructions, not free votes. How we count it
Recent votes
| Date | Vote | They voted | Compared with party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep | End of life for terminally ill adults: the first main vote | For | Free vote |
| 11 Sep | A vote to end a debate | For | Free vote |
| 8 Sep | Health: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
| 8 Sep | Health: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
| 8 Sep | Health: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
| 8 Sep | Health: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
See every vote on Parliament’s site
Has this changed over time?
View data table
| Month | This MP | Party average |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Nov 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Dec 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Jan 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Feb 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Mar 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Apr 26 | 100% | 100% |
| May 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Jun 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Jul 26 | 100% | 99% |
| Sep 26 | 100% | 100% |
Source: Commons Votes API
This page states what the record shows. It does not say why an MP voted as they did. How we calculate this