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Dr Ellie Chowns vs Barry Gardiner

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 Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Dr Ellie Chowns and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 60% of the time, based on 279 shared comparable votes.

167 same votes 112 different votes 279 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 1 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
15 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 94% aligned 16 shared votes
16 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 88% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 3 No
Energy 88% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 86% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 8% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 25% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 45% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 8 No
Housing 50% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 50% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

80.0%
7% above average
Rank 197 of 649
Participation
67.4%
5% below average
Rank 473 of 649
472
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,601
2,376 eligible divisions
264
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
891
55.7% of votes cast
208
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

225
+142.7 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 649
Appearances
58
-24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 649
336
+192.5 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 649
Contributions
94
-49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 356 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
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£176,497
22% below average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Trade
77 of 91 votes
Housing
31 of 32 votes
#2
Transport
78 of 95 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
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