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John McDonnell vs Wendy Chamberlain

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

Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington
vs
Photograph of Wendy Chamberlain
Wendy Chamberlain
LD North East Fife

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Wendy Chamberlain voted the same way 77% of the time, based on 956 shared comparable votes.

734 same votes 222 different votes 956 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
21 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
16 Aye 16 No
Trade 100% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
30 Aye 82 No
Migration 99% aligned 112 shared votes
29 Aye 83 No
19 Aye 7 No
Energy 96% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 19 No
Education 46% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 46% aligned 41 shared votes
11 Aye 30 No
74 Aye 38 No
Tax 51% aligned 112 shared votes
65 Aye 47 No
17 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 62% aligned 39 shared votes
10 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 16 No
Defence 71% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 234 of 648
Participation
69.4 %
4 % below average
Rank 449 of 648
1,829
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,107
1,594 eligible divisions
1,003
54.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
568
51.3 % of votes cast
826
45.2 % of votes cast
No votes
539
48.7 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % 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

87
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 648
Appearances
79
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 648
118
+10.1 vs Commons average
Rank 174 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

£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,350,009
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£308,895
37 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
4 registered categories
0
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

Defence
54 of 59 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 75 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
47 of 54 votes
Migration
151 of 169 votes
#4
Migration
118 of 152 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 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
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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