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Jeff Smith vs Wendy Chamberlain

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

Photograph of Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington
vs
Photograph of Wendy Chamberlain
Wendy Chamberlain
LD North East Fife

Voting alignment

Jeff Smith and Wendy Chamberlain voted the same way 69% of the time, based on 842 shared comparable votes.

578 same votes 264 different votes 842 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
14 Aye 10 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
21 Aye 76 No
Migration 97% aligned 97 shared votes
22 Aye 75 No
11 Aye 7 No
Trade 94% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 7 No
Foreign Affairs 92% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 17 No
Education 24% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
67 Aye 35 No
Tax 39% aligned 102 shared votes
57 Aye 45 No
23 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 46% aligned 41 shared votes
11 Aye 30 No
13 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 51% aligned 37 shared votes
7 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 19 No
Defence 54% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

79.5 %
7 % above average
Rank 209 of 649
Participation
69.1 %
4 % below average
Rank 447 of 649
1,877
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,136
1,643 eligible divisions
1,024
54.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
588
51.8 % of votes cast
853
45.4 % of votes cast
No votes
548
48.2 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

45
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 650
Appearances
110
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 650
61
-77.3 vs Commons average
Rank 451 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

£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,350,009
all imported IPSA years
£284,126
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£308,895
37 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
1
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

Housing
61 of 66 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 55 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
120 of 154 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
133 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
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