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Wendy Chamberlain vs Peter Dowd

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 Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Wendy Chamberlain and Peter Dowd voted the same way 73% of the time, based on 783 shared comparable votes.

573 same votes 210 different votes 783 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
16 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 40 shared votes
16 Aye 24 No
10 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
25 Aye 39 No
Migration 97% aligned 64 shared votes
23 Aye 41 No
19 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 18 No
Trade 96% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 14 No
Education 32% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
7 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 39% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
65 Aye 50 No
Tax 45% aligned 115 shared votes
70 Aye 45 No
13 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 61% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
30 Aye 17 No
Defence 64% aligned 47 shared votes
23 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
69.2 %
3 % below average
Rank 444 of 649
1,131
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,629
2,354 eligible divisions
587
51.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
912
56.0 % of votes cast
544
48.1 % of votes cast
No votes
717
44.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

106
+30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 649
Appearances
41
-34.1 vs Commons average
Rank 481 of 649
134
+0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 649
Contributions
29
-104.3 vs Commons average
Rank 568 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
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£308,895
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7 % above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#2
Work / Employment
62 of 75 votes
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 55 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Migration
118 of 152 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Crime / Justice
133 of 174 votes
#5
Transport
75 of 95 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
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
Where they voted the same
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 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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
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