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Wendy Chamberlain

Liberal Democrat North East Fife

Voting record

3
Voted for
4
Voted against
2
Didn’t vote

Based on 9 recorded Commons divisions at Second or Third Reading of bills tracked by Hear, Hear — not a full voting record. “Didn’t vote” means Parliament has no vote recorded for them in that division (absent, abstained, paired, or excused). See the All votes tab below for every division.

See Wendy Chamberlain’s full voting record on Parliament’s site →

150 bills currently going through Parliament. Wendy Chamberlain has a recorded vote on 6 of them so far.

Courts and Tribunals Bill Report stage — Commons No at 2nd reading
Infants, Parents and Carers Bill Committee stage — Commons no recorded vote yet
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee of the whole House — Commons didn't vote at 2nd reading
Sporting Events Bill [HL] Committee stage — Commons no recorded vote yet
Immigration and Asylum Bill Committee stage — Commons No at 2nd reading
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Report stage — Lords no recorded vote yet
Armed Forces Bill Report stage — Lords no recorded vote yet
Representation of the People Bill Committee stage — Lords Aye at 3rd reading
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Committee stage — Lords no recorded vote yet
Railways Bill Committee stage — Lords No at 2nd reading; No at 3rd reading
Emergency and Life-saving Skills (Schools) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [HL] Committee stage — Commons no recorded vote yet
Social Housing Bill [HL] Committee stage — Commons no recorded vote yet
British Broadcasting Corporation (Privatisation) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Public Sector Exit Payments (Limitation) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Health Bill 2nd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
Sovereign Grant Bill 2nd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 (Amendment) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
BBC Licence Fee Non-Payment (Decriminalisation for Over-75s) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL] 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Commercial Payments Bill [HL] 3rd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
Medical Services (Rural Areas) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Housing Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Malvern Hills Bill [HL] Motion to revive Bill — Lords no recorded vote yet
E-Scooters (Safety and Sale) Bill [HL] 2nd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
Student Finance (Review) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Domestic Abuse (Pets etc) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Church Appointments (Repeal of Discriminatory Provision) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Planning and Development (Community Infrastructure) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Barbers and Hairdressers (Registration) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Rural Communities (Public Services and Energy) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Sale and Supply of Glue Traps (Prohibition) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Multi-Storey Car Parks (Safety) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Northern Ireland Troubles (Criminal Investigations etc) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Home Cooling Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
In-Person Banking Services Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Lobular Breast Cancer Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
European Convention on Human Rights (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Covid-19 Vaccine Damage Payments Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Meat (Information About Method of Killing) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Sporting and Physical Education Services (Value Added Tax Exemption) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Hospitality Services (Value Added Tax Exemption) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Gaza (Independent Public Inquiry) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2nd reading — Commons Aye at 3rd reading
Creative Education Access Bill [HL] Committee stage — Lords no recorded vote yet
Youth Justice Board for England and Wales (Restoration of Powers and Responsibilities) Bill [HL] Committee stage — Lords no recorded vote yet
Local Plans (Burial Space) Bill [HL] 3rd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
Microplastic Filters (Washing Machines) Bill [HL] Committee stage — Lords no recorded vote yet
Leaseholder Remediation (Building Safety) Bill [HL] Committee stage — Lords no recorded vote yet
Commercial Organisations and Public Authorities Duty (Human Rights and Environment) Bill [HL] 2nd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
Highways (Financing) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Personal Data (Digital Twins) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Utilities and Services Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Regulation of Event Venue Governing Bodies (Conflicts of Interest) Bill [HL] 2nd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
British Sovereignty Protection (Chagos Islands) Bill [HL] 2nd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
House of Lords (Alternative Second Chamber) Bill [HL] 2nd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
Cohabitation Rights Bill [HL] Committee stage — Lords no recorded vote yet
Citizenship Education Bill [HL] 2nd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Bill [HL] 2nd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
Regulated Professions (Freedom of Speech) Bill [HL] 2nd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
Mental Health Support (Sentence of Detention and Imprisonment for Public Protection) Bill [HL] 2nd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
Artificial Superintelligence Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Illegal Trading (Temporary Closure of Premises) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Rights of Boat Dwellers Bill [HL] Committee stage — Lords no recorded vote yet
Military Operations Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Environmental Impact Assessment (Downstream Emissions) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Short-term Let Accommodation Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Social Media Platforms (Ofcom Licensing) Bill [HL] 2nd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
City of London (Markets) Bill Report stage — Commons no recorded vote yet
Cheltenham Borough Council (Markets) Bill 3rd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
Ponds (Permitted Development) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Child-like Sexual Abuse Dolls (Offences) Bill Committee stage — Commons no recorded vote yet
Nature’s Rights Bill [HL] Committee stage — Lords no recorded vote yet
Early Release of Prisoners (Restriction) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Climate Change Act 2008 (Repeal) (No. 2) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Genocide Determination Bill [HL] Committee stage — Lords no recorded vote yet
Road Safety Plans Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Greyhound Racing Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 (Revocation) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Public Procurement (British Goods and Services) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Scotland (Independence Referendum) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Registration of Stillbirths (England and Wales) Bill 1st reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Fur (Import and Sale) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Co-operative Capital Bill [HL] 2nd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
Hares (Close Season) Bill [HL] 2nd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
Conduct of Undercover Policing and Surveillance Operatives Bill [HL] Committee stage — Lords no recorded vote yet
Corporate Waste Responsibility Bill [HL] 2nd reading — Lords no recorded vote yet
Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Amendment) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Members of Parliament (Prohibition of Second Jobs) (Motion) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Hunting Act 2004 (Amendment) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Chalk Streams (Sewerage Investment) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Street Works (Penalties for Utility Companies) Bill Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Access to Elected Office Fund (Report) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Energy and Digital Infrastructure (Planning) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
General Medical Council (Fitness to Practise) Rules (Amendment) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Data Publication and Quality (Immigration, Nationality and Country of Birth) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Maximum Workplace Temperature Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Lobbying Transparency (In-house Lobbyists) Bill [HL] Committee stage — Lords no recorded vote yet
Mental Capacity (Duty to Assess) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Outdoor Education Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Child Savings Accounts (Mental Capacity and Disability) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Water Regulation Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Occupied Palestinian Territory (Trade with Israeli Settlements) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Reciprocal Cross-Border Public Services Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Rural Public Transport Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Civil Aviation Authority (Ombudsman) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office Act 1996 (Repeal) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Leisure and Fitness Facilities (Value Added Tax) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Planning Application Consultations (Mobile Network Operators) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979 (Review) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Rule of Law (Enforcement by Public Authorities) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Regulatory Impact Assessments Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (Amendment) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
NHS England (Alternative Treatment) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
National Health Service Co-Funding and Co-Payment Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Illegal Immigration (Offences) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Highways Act 1980 (Amendment) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Health Insurance (Exemption from Insurance Premium Tax) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Green Belt (Protection) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Exemption from Value Added Tax (Public Electric Vehicle Charging Points) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Exemption from Value Added Tax (Listed Places of Worship) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Domestic Energy (Value Added Tax) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Covid-19 Vaccine Damage Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Children’s Clothing (Value Added Tax) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Caravan Site Licensing (Exemption of Motor Homes) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Bank of England (Inflation Targets) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Bailiffs (Warrants of Possession) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Arm's-Length Bodies (Accountability to Parliament) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Arm's-Length Bodies (Review) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Anonymity of Suspects Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Statutory Instruments Act 1946 (Amendment) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Vehicles (Registration) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Tax Reliefs Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Employment Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Climate Change Act 2008 (Repeal) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (UK Covid-19 Inquiry) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
National Police Chiefs' Council (Guidance) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Non-Domestic Rating (Retail, Hospitality and Leisure) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Welfare Reform Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Domestic Building Works (Consumer Protection) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Hospitality (Value Added Tax) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Heritage Trees Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Chalk Streams (UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
British Indian Ocean Territory (Sovereignty and Constitutional Arrangements) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
UK Food Labelling (Country of Origin) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Pets (Microchips) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet
Public Sector Equality Duty (Repeal) Bill 2nd reading — Commons no recorded vote yet

Most bills only reach a vote at Second or Third Reading, and plenty never get one, so “no recorded vote yet” usually just means the bill hasn’t had a division (or we couldn’t match one to it) — not that Wendy Chamberlain avoided it. Click a bill for Parliament’s own page.

Government & opposition roles

Wendy Chamberlain currently holds 1 government or shadow front-bench post. See Government for who else currently holds one.

Currently holds
Liberal Democrat Chief Whip — Opposition Department — since 2020-09-07 Shadow
Previously held
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Work and Pensions) — Opposition Department (2020-09-07 to 2024-09-18) Shadow
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Scotland) — Opposition Department (2020-01-06 to 2022-07-10) Shadow
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Wales) — Opposition Department (2020-01-06 to 2022-07-10) Shadow
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Northern Ireland) — Opposition Department (2020-01-06 to 2020-09-07) Shadow
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (International Development) — Opposition Department (2020-01-06 to 2020-09-07) Shadow
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Cabinet Office) — Opposition Department (2020-01-06 to 2020-09-07) Shadow

Declared financial interests

From Parliament’s Register of Members’ Financial Interests — Parliament’s official register for Wendy Chamberlain →. Topic tags below are our own automated, best-effort keyword match, not Parliament’s classification.

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Health & social care
8. Miscellaneous

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)

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

Employment & business

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

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

Written questions to government

No written questions on file for Wendy Chamberlain yet — this only covers what Hear, Hear has fetched so far (see Written questions), not necessarily every question Wendy Chamberlain has ever tabled.

Business costs (IPSA)

£327,399.52 paid out to or for Wendy Chamberlain across 197 claims — combining every financial year on file, not just the current one — covering office costs, accommodation, travel, and bought-in/temporary staffing. This does not include Wendy Chamberlain’s permanent staff’s salaries — typically the biggest single share of an MP’s real costs — which IPSA only publishes once a year, after the year closes, as one aggregate figure, never as individual claims. Some categories (especially travel) are reported by IPSA as one whole-year total rather than itemised by date — marked “Aggregated” below. See MP expenses to filter this to a single year.

By category
Staffing — £243,717.25 (2 claims)
Office Costs — £35,157.63 (170 claims)
Accommodation — £32,940.91 (5 claims)
MP Travel — £10,075.02 (10 claims)
Staff Travel — £4,295.80 (8 claims)
Dependant Travel — £1,212.91 (2 claims)
Most recent claims
Utilities — £873.43, 2026-04-17 — Electricity
Advertising and contact cards — £0.00, 2026-04-10 — Repayment of erroneous duplicate claim 60363503
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage — £515.20, 2026-04-08 — Landline
Utilities — £1,500.00, 2026-03-27 — Electricity
Utilities — £1,329.37, 2026-03-27 — Electricity
Advertising and contact cards — £126.00, 2026-03-26 — Largo Communities Together Newsletter - MP contact for Constituents in publication.
Advertising and contact cards — £126.00, 2026-03-26 — Annual Subscription to Community Newsletter with MP constituent contact information
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage — £52.74, 2026-03-05 — Internet

Every claim on file for Wendy Chamberlain →

Early Day Motions

Wendy Chamberlain has tabled 26 Early Day Motions on file (as primary sponsor), drawing 332 sponsor signatures in total across them. This only counts motions Wendy Chamberlain personally tabled — not motions Wendy Chamberlain may have added their name to as a supporter, which this data source doesn’t track per MP. See Early Day Motions for what this does and doesn’t cover.

Most recent tabled
Dave Rollo Stand — tabled 2026-09-14, 4 sponsors
Society lottery limits — tabled 2026-09-01, 14 sponsors
Local Housing Allowance rates — tabled 2026-07-15, 40 sponsors
Alex Thaddeus Hairdressing, Cupar — tabled 2026-07-15, 4 sponsors
East Neuk Festival co-founder — tabled 2026-07-13, 4 sponsors
The Boar's Head in Auchtermuchty — tabled 2026-07-13, 4 sponsors
The Albert Tavern, Freuchie — tabled 2026-06-23, 6 sponsors
The Haven twin pubs in Cellardyke and Boston — tabled 2026-06-22, 3 sponsors

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

Wendy Chamberlain is a listed officer of 6 All-Party Parliamentary Groups on file. See APPGs for the full register and the biggest funders overall.

All-Party Parliamentary Group for Golf — Vice Chair
Declared funding: PGA (£10,000); IMG (£2,500); Federation of Sports Associations (BGIA) (£2,500); UK Golf Federation (£2,500) and 6 more.
All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Survivors of Fayed and Harrods — Co-Chair
No declared funding on file.
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Afghan Women and Girls — Chair & Registered Contact
No declared funding on file.
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Carers — Officer
No declared funding on file.
All-Party Parliamentary Group on PANS PANDAS — Chair & Registered Contact
No declared funding on file.
Scotch Whisky All-Party Parliamentary Group — Chair & Registered Contact
Declared funding: Scotch Whisky Association (£1,501-3,000).
Who funds these groups

Biggest declared funder across these groups: APPG for Golf in the previous Parliament — about £25,000.00 across 1 group (All-Party Parliamentary Group for Golf).

APPG for Golf in the previous Parliament — about £25,000.00, 1 group
PGA — about £20,000.00, 1 group
R&A — about £20,000.00, 1 group
IMG — about £5,000.00, 1 group
PING — about £5,000.00, 1 group

Showing the top 5 of 8 funders.

Read this carefully: funding is declared by the group (often to pay for a secretariat that runs it), not paid to Wendy Chamberlain personally, and declaring it is a legal requirement rather than a sign of wrongdoing. This only covers groups Wendy Chamberlain is a listed officer of — ordinary members aren’t published. Amounts are Parliament’s own figures; where it gave a banded range the midpoint is used, so totals are approximate. Funders are grouped by name, so the same organisation spelled very differently may appear twice.

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