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Wendy Chamberlain vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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 Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Wendy Chamberlain and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 26% of the time, based on 736 shared comparable votes.

190 same votes 546 different votes 736 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 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 77% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 12 No
Education 69% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 68% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
55 Aye 47 No
Tax 52% aligned 102 shared votes
36 Aye 66 No
7 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 30% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
23 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
5 Aye 17 No
Trade 5% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
28 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 5% aligned 43 shared votes
15 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

68.9%
4% below average
Rank 448 of 649
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 418 of 649
1,143
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,676
2,376 eligible divisions
594
52.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
781
46.6% of votes cast
549
48.0% of votes cast
No votes
895
53.4% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

119
+35.4 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 650
Appearances
60
-23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 650
158
+12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 650
Contributions
66
-79.7 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,350,009
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£308,895
37% above average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
17
4 registered categories
10
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
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 55 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Migration
120 of 154 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Crime / Justice
133 of 174 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 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
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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