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Wendy Chamberlain vs Hilary Benn

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 Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Wendy Chamberlain and Hilary Benn voted the same way 75% of the time, based on 925 shared comparable votes.

693 same votes 232 different votes 925 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
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
29 Aye 82 No
Migration 97% aligned 111 shared votes
28 Aye 83 No
15 Aye 19 No
Trade 97% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 19 No
Education 27% aligned 48 shared votes
32 Aye 16 No
62 Aye 43 No
Tax 47% aligned 105 shared votes
68 Aye 37 No
12 Aye 30 No
Devolution / Local Government 52% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
5 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 60% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 24 No
Benefits 60% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 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
77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 264 of 649
1,131
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,816
2,354 eligible divisions
587
51.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,032
56.8 % of votes cast
544
48.1 % of votes cast
No votes
784
43.2 % 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
27 years, 1 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

106
+30.8 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 649
Appearances
54
-21.2 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 649
134
+0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 649
Contributions
435
+301.6 vs Commons average
Rank 24 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
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£308,895
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
10
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 55 votes
#3
Migration
151 of 169 votes
Migration
118 of 152 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Crime / Justice
133 of 174 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 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 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
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
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