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Valerie Vaz vs Wendy Chamberlain

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

Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich
vs
Photograph of Wendy Chamberlain
Wendy Chamberlain
LD North East Fife

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Wendy Chamberlain voted the same way 77% of the time, based on 911 shared comparable votes.

700 same votes 211 different votes 911 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 18 No
Trade 100% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
29 Aye 81 No
Migration 98% aligned 110 shared votes
27 Aye 83 No
26 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 4 No
Energy 92% aligned 25 shared votes
21 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 17 No
Education 30% aligned 50 shared votes
28 Aye 22 No
76 Aye 40 No
Tax 47% aligned 116 shared votes
67 Aye 49 No
13 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 65% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 23 No
Transport 66% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 69% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 649
Participation
69.1 %
4 % below average
Rank 447 of 649
1,815
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,136
1,643 eligible divisions
1,023
56.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
588
51.8 % of votes cast
792
43.6 % of votes cast
No votes
548
48.2 % of votes cast
11
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

29
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 650
Appearances
110
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 650
15
-123.3 vs Commons average
Rank 607 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

£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,350,009
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£308,895
37 % above average
2
2 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

Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Education
91 of 96 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 55 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#4
Migration
120 of 154 votes
Transport
80 of 95 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
133 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
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
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
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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