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Wendy Chamberlain vs Chris Ward

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 Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Wendy Chamberlain and Chris Ward voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 265 shared comparable votes.

44 same votes 221 different votes 265 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
6 Aye 0 No
Energy 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 2 No
Housing 60% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 43% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
13 Aye 1 No
33 Aye 36 No
Tax 4% aligned 69 shared votes
39 Aye 30 No
5 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 4% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 17 No
Education 6% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 13 No
Benefits 16% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 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 447 of 649
Participation
73.2%
1% above average
Rank 356 of 649
1,136
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
421
575 eligible divisions
588
51.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
219
52.0% of votes cast
548
48.2% of votes cast
No votes
202
48.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

111
+32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 650
Appearances
52
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 650
144
+5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 650
Contributions
230
+91.0 vs Commons average
Rank 103 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
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£308,895
37% above average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
10
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
46 of 50 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 55 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Migration
120 of 154 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Crime / Justice
133 of 174 votes
#5
Transport
27 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
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
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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
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
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