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Kate Dearden vs Wendy Chamberlain

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

Photograph of Kate Dearden
Kate Dearden
Lab Halifax
vs
Photograph of Wendy Chamberlain
Wendy Chamberlain
LD North East Fife

Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Wendy Chamberlain voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 256 shared comparable votes.

43 same votes 213 different votes 256 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
5 Aye 0 No
Energy 100% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
1 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 43% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 6 No
Housing 38% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 5 No
Transport 30% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
31 Aye 23 No
Tax 4% aligned 54 shared votes
25 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 16 No
Education 5% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 10% aligned 21 shared votes
3 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 5 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

86.3%
14% above average
Rank 70 of 649
Participation
69.1%
4% below average
Rank 447 of 649
496
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,136
1,643 eligible divisions
245
49.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
588
51.8% of votes cast
251
50.6% of votes cast
No votes
548
48.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

79
+0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 650
Appearances
111
+32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 650
199
+60.0 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 650
Contributions
144
+5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£175,203
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,350,009
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23% below average
Latest expenses
£308,895
37% above average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
0
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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 55 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Migration
120 of 154 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 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
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
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
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API