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
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 62 stand part No 344–181
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No.2) Bill Committee: Clause 10 stand part No 324–180
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 Aye 167–350
7 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Rural communities No vote 105–332
7 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Jury trials No vote 182–290
17 Dec 2025 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Second Reading No 312–165
16 Dec 2025 Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading No 341–195
16 Dec 2025 Finance (No. 2) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading (Opposition) No vote 118–340
15 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to disagree with the Lords in their Amendment 120N to Commons Amendment 120G and their Amendments 120P to 120S to Commons Amendment 120H No vote 311–96
10 Dec 2025 Opposition day: Conduct of the Chancellor of the Exchequer No vote 90–297
10 Dec 2025 Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on seasonal work No vote 320–98
10 Dec 2025 Opposition day: Seasonal work No vote 98–325
9 Dec 2025 Railways Bill: Second Reading No 329–173
9 Dec 2025 Railways Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment Aye 170–332
9 Dec 2025 UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion Aye 100–100
8 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to LA62 but not to insist on Commons Amendment 62C and to propose Gov (a) in lieu of LA62 No vote 327–162
8 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion not to insist on Commons Amendment 72C but to disagree with LA72D to LA72H and to propose Gov (a) and (b) in lieu of LA72D to LA72H No vote 326–162
8 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B No vote 395–98
8 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to LA23 and LA106 to LA120, not to insist on Commons Amendment 120C, 120D and 120E but to propose Gov (a) to (f) in lieu of LA23 and LA106 to LA120 No vote 300–96
8 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 1B but to propose Government amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 1B No vote 327–96
3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: Amendment 15 No vote 154–303
3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: Amendment 16 No vote 143–304
3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 No vote 77–298
3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 3 No vote 87–299
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty No 357–174

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

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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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