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Wendy Chamberlain vs Simon Lightwood

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 Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Wendy Chamberlain and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 59% of the time, based on 470 shared comparable votes.

276 same votes 194 different votes 470 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
5 Aye 6 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
17 Aye 3 No
Energy 95% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
19 Aye 31 No
Migration 92% aligned 50 shared votes
19 Aye 31 No
15 Aye 7 No
Foreign Affairs 91% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 15 No
Education 17% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 4 No
Transport 21% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 10 No
Benefits 24% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
30 Aye 32 No
Tax 27% aligned 62 shared votes
41 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 5 No
Defence 33% aligned 15 shared votes
2 Aye 13 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 447 of 649
Participation
65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 515 of 649
1,136
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
698
1,072 eligible divisions
588
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
54.9 % of votes cast
548
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
315
45.1 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

110
+32.0 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 649
Appearances
92
+14.0 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 649
142
+3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 649
Contributions
244
+105.6 vs Commons average
Rank 85 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
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£308,895
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
10
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
27 of 29 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 55 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Migration
120 of 154 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 43 votes
Crime / Justice
133 of 174 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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