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Wendy Chamberlain vs Paula Barker

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
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Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Wendy Chamberlain and Paula Barker voted the same way 74% of the time, based on 933 shared comparable votes.

689 same votes 244 different votes 933 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 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
19 Aye 81 No
Migration 99% aligned 100 shared votes
20 Aye 80 No
16 Aye 17 No
Trade 97% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 94% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 18 No
Education 27% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 41% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
65 Aye 50 No
Tax 51% aligned 115 shared votes
77 Aye 38 No
10 Aye 31 No
Devolution / Local Government 59% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No
31 Aye 17 No
Defence 63% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 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 226 of 649
1,131
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,292
1,636 eligible divisions
587
51.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
678
52.5 % of votes cast
544
48.1 % of votes cast
No votes
614
47.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

106
+30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 649
Appearances
59
-16.1 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 649
134
+0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 649
Contributions
66
-67.3 vs Commons average
Rank 429 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
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£308,895
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43 % above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Housing
51 of 53 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 55 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Migration
118 of 152 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Crime / Justice
133 of 174 votes
#5
Work / Employment
58 of 65 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
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
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
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API