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Dr Ellie Chowns vs Baggy Shanker

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

Photograph of Dr Ellie Chowns
Dr Ellie Chowns
Green North Herefordshire
vs
Photograph of Baggy Shanker
Baggy Shanker
Lab Derby South

Voting alignment

Dr Ellie Chowns and Baggy Shanker voted the same way 63% of the time, based on 373 shared comparable votes.

234 same votes 139 different votes 373 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
5 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
29 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 92% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 3 No
Energy 83% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 12% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 7 No
Migration 44% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 46% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
3 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 0 No
Trade 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 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
83.5 %
11 % above average
Rank 129 of 649
458
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
480
575 eligible divisions
255
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
258
53.7 % of votes cast
203
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
222
46.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

205
+126.5 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 649
Appearances
80
+1.5 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 649
309
+169.7 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 649
Contributions
98
-41.3 vs Commons average
Rank 326 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
£198,540
all imported IPSA years
£176,497
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£198,540
12 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 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
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