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Chris Bryant vs Dr Ellie Chowns

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Chris Bryant
Chris Bryant
Lab Rhondda and Ogmore
vs
Photograph of Dr Ellie Chowns
Dr Ellie Chowns
Green North Herefordshire

Voting alignment

Chris Bryant and Dr Ellie Chowns voted the same way 68% of the time, based on 234 shared comparable votes.

159 same votes 75 different votes 234 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
8 Aye 2 No
Energy 100% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
20 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 25 shared votes
21 Aye 4 No
31 Aye 16 No
Tax 79% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
3 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 75% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 40% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 7 No
Housing 47% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 7 No
Defence 50% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 2 No
Trade 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No

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

Voting record

66.2 %
6 % below average
Rank 497 of 649
Participation
79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 207 of 649
1,563
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
458
575 eligible divisions
891
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
255
55.7 % of votes cast
672
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
203
44.3 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
25 years, 1 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
+4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 649
Appearances
202
+124.4 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 649
442
+304.4 vs Commons average
Rank 24 of 649
Contributions
303
+165.4 vs Commons average
Rank 56 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,807,799
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£176,497
all imported IPSA years
£277,046
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£176,497
22 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
65 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
#2
Housing
30 of 31 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Defence
52 of 71 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
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