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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 915 shared comparable votes.

702 same votes 213 different votes 915 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 83 No
Migration 98% aligned 110 shared votes
29 Aye 81 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
28 Aye 22 No
Education 30% aligned 50 shared votes
33 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

68.9%
4% below average
Rank 448 of 649
Participation
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 649
1,143
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
594
52.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
549
48.0% of votes cast
No votes
797
43.8% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

116
+33.7 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 649
Appearances
29
-53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 561 of 649
154
+10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 196 of 649
Contributions
14
-129.5 vs Commons average
Rank 616 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£308,895
37% above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
91 of 96 votes
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 55 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Migration
120 of 154 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Crime / Justice
133 of 174 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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
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