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Wendy Chamberlain vs Sarah Smith

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 Sarah Smith
Sarah Smith
Lab Hyndburn

Voting alignment

Wendy Chamberlain and Sarah Smith voted the same way 13% of the time, based on 211 shared comparable votes.

27 same votes 184 different votes 211 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
5 Aye 3 No
Housing 38% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 1 No
Migration 33% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
16 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 16% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 11 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 13 No
Education 4% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
27 Aye 28 No
Tax 5% aligned 55 shared votes
31 Aye 24 No
1 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 7% aligned 15 shared votes
15 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 6 No
Defence 8% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

69.4 %
4 % below average
Rank 449 of 648
Participation
64.3 %
9 % below average
Rank 533 of 648
1,107
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
338
526 eligible divisions
568
51.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
181
53.6 % of votes cast
539
48.7 % of votes cast
No votes
157
46.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.8 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

83
+22.6 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 648
Appearances
42
-18.4 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 648
107
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 213 of 648
Contributions
54
-54.9 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,350,009
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,060
all imported IPSA years
£308,895
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£195,060
14 % below average
10
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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
Defence
21 of 22 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#2
Energy
14 of 17 votes
Devolution / Local Government
47 of 54 votes
#3
Trade
3 of 4 votes
Migration
118 of 152 votes
#4
Tax
80 of 108 votes
Crime / Justice
133 of 173 votes
#5
Benefits
22 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
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
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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