Official portrait of Wendy Chamberlain

Wendy Chamberlain

Liberal Democrat MP for North East Fife, since 12 December 2019

Liberal Democrat Chief Whip

Wendy Chamberlain is the Liberal Democrat MP for North East Fife, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019. She currently undertakes the role of Liberal Democrat Chief Whip.

Scorecard

60.3% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
343 Votes cast out of 575 divisions, plus 4 as teller
228 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
1 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Liberal Democrat MPs
9 Interests declared 2 at £5,000 or more
594 Debates spoken in 894 written questions tabled

Ranked 505 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
4 Feb 2026 Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 deferred division No vote 392–116
3 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading Aye 458–104
28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Youth unemployment No vote 91–287
28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory No vote 103–284
28 Jan 2026 Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 deferred division No vote 294–108
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1 No vote 88–310
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 Aye 61–311
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 No 91–378
21 Jan 2026 Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 Aye 373–106
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading No 316–194
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 Aye 195–317
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 Aye 191–326
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 No 347–184
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 No 347–185
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 No vote 344–182
20 Jan 2026 Sentencing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 No vote 319–127
14 Jan 2026 Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 deferred division No 301–110
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26 Aye 172–334
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 Aye 181–335
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part No 344–173
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 Aye 187–351
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 Aye 184–331
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part No 348–167
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 Aye 188–341
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 Aye 185–344

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

£12,000

Name of donor: Patrick H Foster
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £12,000 paid in monthly instalments from 22 December 2025 to 22 November 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 5 November 2025; updated 13 January 2026)

On the register since 20 Jan 2026

£15,000

Name of donor: Claire Enders
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £15,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 7 January 2026)

On the register since 20 Jan 2026

Name of donor: Patrick H Foster
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,400 in monthly donations of £200 covering the period November 2024 - October 2025.
Donor status: individual
(Registered 6 November 2024)

On the register since 5 Nov 2025

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: London Marathon Events Ltd
Address of donor: 190 Great Dover Street, London, England, SE1 4YB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Access to hospitality areas at the start and finish lines of the London Marathon. (Start line: £200, finish line: £150), value £350
Date received: 26 April 2026
Date accepted: 26 April 2026
Donor status: company, registration 01528489
(Registered 27 April 2026)

On the register since 29 Apr 2026

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: (1) Malaria No More (2) IVCC (Innovate Vector Control Consortium)
Address of donor: (1) 85 Great Portland Street, First Floor, London W1W 7LT (2) private
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): (1) Internal Transport (10% share of vehicle cost £357), internal transport (10% of fuel and cost of driver £478.61), anti-malaria treatment and visa (£303), flights (£1912.12), hotel (£964.07), meals (£200), value £4,214.80 (2) Subsistence: £167.65, value £167.65
Destination of visit: Ghana
Dates of visit: 28 July 2025 to 3 August 2025
Purpose of visit: Visit with Malaria No More to Ghana to visit clinical facilities and meet with political leaders to learn about issues with preventing and treating malaria.
(Registered 17 September 2025)

On the register since 8 Oct 2025

8. Miscellaneous

Honorary Vice President of Carers UK (unremunerated)
Date interest arose: 25 November 2024
(Registered 2 December 2024)

On the register since 17 Dec 2025

Trustee of the History of Parliament Trust (unremunerated)
Date interest arose: 28 January 2025
(Registered 31 January 2025)

On the register since 4 Feb 2025

Unpaid Director of The Fife Carers Centre (registered company number: SC282309)
Date interest arose: 17 October 2024
(Registered 18 October 2024)

On the register since 31 Oct 2024

From my election to parliament, unremunerated trustee of the Links Trust, St Andrews, which manages the golf courses owned by the public around the town. As a trustee I receive a card entitling me to 25% discount in the golf course shops or restaurants.
Date interest arose: 13 December 2019
(Registered 17 January 2020)

On the register since 23 Oct 2024

The same register on parliament.uk →

Debates

594 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:


Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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