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Wendy Chamberlain vs Bill Esterson

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 Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Wendy Chamberlain and Bill Esterson voted the same way 75% of the time, based on 849 shared comparable votes.

638 same votes 211 different votes 849 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
17 Aye 18 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 35 shared votes
25 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 19 No
Trade 97% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
28 Aye 64 No
Migration 97% aligned 92 shared votes
27 Aye 65 No
15 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 93% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 12 No
Education 32% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 39% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 46% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
65 Aye 41 No
Tax 52% aligned 106 shared votes
68 Aye 38 No
11 Aye 27 No
Devolution / Local Government 61% aligned 38 shared votes
14 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

69.1 %
4 % below average
Rank 449 of 649
Participation
70.9 %
2 % below average
Rank 408 of 649
1,131
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,670
2,354 eligible divisions
587
51.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
939
56.2 % of votes cast
544
48.1 % of votes cast
No votes
731
43.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

106
+30.8 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 649
Appearances
57
-18.2 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 649
134
+0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 649
Contributions
80
-53.4 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,350,009
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£308,895
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25 % above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
10
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 55 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Migration
118 of 152 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
133 of 174 votes
#5
Work / Employment
61 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 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
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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