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Dr Ellie Chowns vs Deirdre Costigan

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 Deirdre Costigan
Deirdre Costigan
Lab Ealing Southall

Voting alignment

Dr Ellie Chowns and Deirdre Costigan voted the same way 62% of the time, based on 369 shared comparable votes.

227 same votes 142 different votes 369 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
3 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
23 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 93% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 5 No
Energy 86% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
32 Aye 26 No
Tax 76% aligned 58 shared votes
34 Aye 24 No
5 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
12 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
24 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 43% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
13 Aye 6 No
Defence 47% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 50% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 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
91.1 %
18 % above average
Rank 14 of 649
458
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
524
575 eligible divisions
255
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
273
52.1 % of votes cast
203
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
251
47.9 % 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
+126.9 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 649
Appearances
6
-72.1 vs Commons average
Rank 623 of 649
309
+170.4 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 649
Contributions
6
-132.6 vs Commons average
Rank 621 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
£196,485
all imported IPSA years
£176,497
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£196,485
13 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 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
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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
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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