The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Tuesday 1 September 2026.

Compare

Chris Elmore vs Dr Ellie Chowns

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

Photograph of Chris Elmore
Chris Elmore
Lab Bridgend
vs
Photograph of Dr Ellie Chowns
Dr Ellie Chowns
Green North Herefordshire

Voting alignment

Chris Elmore and Dr Ellie Chowns voted the same way 64% of the time, based on 340 shared comparable votes.

216 same votes 124 different votes 340 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
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 5 No
Energy 85% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 80% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
30 Aye 20 No
Tax 78% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No
3 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 78% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 7 No
Benefits 40% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 47% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 7 No
Migration 50% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

78.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 237 of 649
Participation
79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 207 of 649
1,810
2,310 eligible divisions
Total votes
458
575 eligible divisions
995
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
255
55.7 % of votes cast
815
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
203
44.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
10 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2016
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

38
-40.5 vs Commons average
Rank 502 of 649
Appearances
205
+126.5 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 649
226
+86.7 vs Commons average
Rank 103 of 649
Contributions
309
+169.7 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,290,713
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£176,497
all imported IPSA years
£343,439
52 % above average
Latest expenses
£176,497
22 % below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
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

Housing
58 of 61 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
151 of 165 votes
#2
Housing
30 of 31 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
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
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
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API