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Dr Ellie Chowns vs Colum Eastwood

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
Photograph of Colum Eastwood
Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Dr Ellie Chowns and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 89% of the time, based on 159 shared comparable votes.

141 same votes 18 different votes 159 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
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 100% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 60% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 2 No
Education 63% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 4 No
Transport 83% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 5 No
Housing 86% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 4 No
Tax 91% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 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
53.7 %
19 % below average
Rank 611 of 649
458
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
882
1,643 eligible divisions
255
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
485
55.0 % of votes cast
203
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
397
45.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

205
+127.1 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 650
Appearances
17
-60.9 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 650
310
+171.7 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 650
Contributions
28
-110.3 vs Commons average
Rank 576 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£176,497
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£176,497
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 154 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
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
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 20 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 5 15 Oct 2025
Transport
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
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
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
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