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Wendy Chamberlain vs Valerie Vaz

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 Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Wendy Chamberlain and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 77% of the time, based on 904 shared comparable votes.

696 same votes 208 different votes 904 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
21 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
16 Aye 18 No
Trade 100% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 81 No
Migration 99% aligned 108 shared votes
28 Aye 80 No
26 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 4 No
Energy 92% aligned 25 shared votes
21 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 22 No
Education 29% aligned 49 shared votes
32 Aye 17 No
67 Aye 49 No
Tax 47% aligned 116 shared votes
76 Aye 40 No
13 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 65% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
16 Aye 19 No
Transport 66% aligned 35 shared votes
12 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 69% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

69.1 %
3 % below average
Rank 451 of 650
Participation
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 273 of 650
1,129
1,633 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,807
2,351 eligible divisions
586
51.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,019
56.4 % of votes cast
543
48.1 % of votes cast
No votes
788
43.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

103
+30.5 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 650
Appearances
31
-41.5 vs Commons average
Rank 529 of 650
131
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 196 of 650
Contributions
15
-113.7 vs Commons average
Rank 609 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£308,895
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3 % below average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#2
Education
90 of 95 votes
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 55 votes
#3
Migration
147 of 169 votes
Migration
118 of 152 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Crime / Justice
133 of 174 votes
#5
Trade
75 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
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
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
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