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Dr Ellie Chowns vs Alan Mak

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

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Dr Ellie Chowns
Green North Herefordshire
vs
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Alan Mak
Con Havant

Voting alignment

Dr Ellie Chowns and Alan Mak voted the same way 28% of the time, based on 330 shared comparable votes.

94 same votes 236 different votes 330 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
2 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 91% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
24 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 45% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
4 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 43% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 12 No
Housing 42% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 38% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
0 Aye 3 No
Migration 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
28 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 6% aligned 35 shared votes
7 Aye 28 No
7 Aye 6 No
Energy 8% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 207 of 649
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 87 of 649
458
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,017
2,361 eligible divisions
255
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
955
47.3 % of votes cast
203
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
1,062
52.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

205
+127.0 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 649
Appearances
18
-60.0 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 649
310
+171.5 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 649
Contributions
21
-117.5 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£176,497
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,951,902
all imported IPSA years
£176,497
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£292,278
29 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
28
7 registered categories
4
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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#3
Trade
84 of 91 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes
#5
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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