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Wendy Chamberlain vs John McDonnell

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 John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Wendy Chamberlain and John McDonnell voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 974 shared comparable votes.

742 same votes 232 different votes 974 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 83 No
Migration 99% aligned 112 shared votes
30 Aye 82 No
16 Aye 17 No
Trade 97% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 6 No
Energy 96% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 46% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 19 No
Education 48% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
65 Aye 47 No
Tax 51% aligned 112 shared votes
74 Aye 38 No
10 Aye 29 No
Devolution / Local Government 62% aligned 39 shared votes
17 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 19 No
Transport 65% aligned 37 shared votes
13 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
79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 225 of 649
1,131
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,860
2,354 eligible divisions
587
51.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,015
54.6 % of votes cast
544
48.1 % of votes cast
No votes
845
45.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
23
1.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

104
+30.6 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 649
Appearances
103
+29.6 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 649
132
+1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 196 of 649
Contributions
132
+1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 197 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
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£308,895
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19 % above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
10
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
63 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#2
Work / Employment
68 of 75 votes
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 55 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Migration
118 of 152 votes
#4
Migration
151 of 169 votes
Crime / Justice
133 of 174 votes
#5
Defence
63 of 71 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: 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
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
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
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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