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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 78% of the time, based on 891 shared comparable votes.

694 same votes 197 different votes 891 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
28 Aye 80 No
Migration 99% aligned 108 shared votes
27 Aye 81 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
32 Aye 17 No
Education 29% aligned 49 shared votes
27 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
14 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 68% aligned 31 shared votes
6 Aye 25 No
18 Aye 11 No
Benefits 69% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 275 of 648
Participation
69.4 %
4 % below average
Rank 449 of 648
1,782
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,107
1,594 eligible divisions
1,014
56.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
568
51.3 % of votes cast
768
43.1 % of votes cast
No votes
539
48.7 % of votes cast
11
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

30
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 648
Appearances
79
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 648
15
-92.9 vs Commons average
Rank 607 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

£2,436,824
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
3
3 registered categories
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

Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Education
90 of 95 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
47 of 54 votes
Migration
147 of 169 votes
#4
Migration
118 of 152 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 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
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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