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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 80% of the time, based on 790 shared comparable votes.

631 same votes 159 different votes 790 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
16 Aye 18 No
Trade 100% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
4 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 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
22 Aye 16 No
Defence 74% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 479 of 648
Participation
69.4 %
4 % below average
Rank 449 of 648
1,568
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,107
1,594 eligible divisions
880
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
568
51.3 % of votes cast
688
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
539
48.7 % of votes cast
16
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

45
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 648
Appearances
79
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 648
59
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 648
Contributions
101
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 648

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
12
4 registered categories
Registered interests
10
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
76 of 88 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Transport
74 of 87 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Defence
50 of 59 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
47 of 54 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
#4
Migration
118 of 152 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
133 of 173 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 58 10 Sep 2025
Transport
No
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