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Wendy Chamberlain vs Sir Edward Leigh

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 Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Wendy Chamberlain and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 22% of the time, based on 817 shared comparable votes.

183 same votes 634 different votes 817 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
17 Aye 13 No
Education 63% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
66 Aye 48 No
Tax 49% aligned 114 shared votes
38 Aye 76 No
8 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 48% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 23 No
Benefits 29% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 17 No
Defence 28% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 75 No
Migration 0% aligned 94 shared votes
75 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 17 No
Trade 0% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 25 shared votes
5 Aye 20 No
2 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 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
75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 313 of 649
1,136
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,771
2,361 eligible divisions
588
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
834
47.1 % of votes cast
548
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
937
52.9 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

110
+32.0 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 649
Appearances
164
+86.0 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 649
142
+3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 196 of 649
Contributions
184
+45.5 vs Commons average
Rank 140 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
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£308,895
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
10
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 55 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Migration
120 of 154 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 321 votes
Crime / Justice
133 of 174 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Where they voted the same
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 Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
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