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Wendy Chamberlain vs Barry Gardiner

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

Photograph of Wendy Chamberlain
Wendy Chamberlain
LD North East Fife
vs
Photograph of Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Wendy Chamberlain and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 801 shared comparable votes.

635 same votes 166 different votes 801 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
11 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
4 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 19 No
Trade 97% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 63 No
Migration 96% aligned 85 shared votes
21 Aye 64 No
19 Aye 5 No
Energy 96% aligned 24 shared votes
20 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 14 No
Education 34% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 27 No
Devolution / Local Government 50% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
5 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 57% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
63 Aye 36 No
Tax 59% aligned 99 shared votes
68 Aye 31 No
27 Aye 15 No
Defence 69% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

69.2 %
4 % below average
Rank 451 of 650
Participation
67.6 %
5 % below average
Rank 471 of 650
1,128
1,631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,588
2,349 eligible divisions
585
51.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
888
55.9 % of votes cast
543
48.1 % of votes cast
No votes
700
44.1 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
16
1.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

100
+29.0 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 650
Appearances
53
-18.0 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 650
127
+1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 650
Contributions
84
-42.0 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,350,009
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£308,895
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19 % above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
13
4 registered categories
10
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
46 of 50 votes
#1
Trade
77 of 89 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#2
Transport
78 of 95 votes
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 55 votes
#3
Defence
56 of 70 votes
Migration
118 of 152 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
Crime / Justice
133 of 173 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
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