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Barry Gardiner vs Wendy Chamberlain

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West
vs
Photograph of Wendy Chamberlain
Wendy Chamberlain
LD North East Fife

Voting alignment

Barry Gardiner and Wendy Chamberlain voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 802 shared comparable votes.

636 same votes 166 different votes 802 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
11 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
4 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 18 No
Trade 97% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 64 No
Migration 96% aligned 85 shared votes
22 Aye 63 No
20 Aye 4 No
Energy 96% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 9 No
Education 34% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 50% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
17 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 57% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 No
68 Aye 31 No
Tax 59% aligned 99 shared votes
63 Aye 36 No
23 Aye 20 No
Defence 70% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

67.3 %
5 % below average
Rank 474 of 649
Participation
69.1 %
4 % below average
Rank 447 of 649
1,589
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,136
1,643 eligible divisions
889
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
588
51.8 % of votes cast
700
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
548
48.2 % of votes cast
16
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 650
Appearances
110
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 650
88
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 650
Contributions
142
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 196 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,350,009
all imported IPSA years
£268,850
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£308,895
37 % above average
13
4 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
10
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

Trade
77 of 91 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 55 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
#4
Migration
120 of 154 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
133 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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