The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Monday 12 October 2026.

Compare

Dr Ellie Chowns vs Derek Twigg

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 Derek Twigg
Derek Twigg
Lab Widnes and Halewood

Voting alignment

Dr Ellie Chowns and Derek Twigg voted the same way 60% of the time, based on 290 shared comparable votes.

173 same votes 117 different votes 290 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
14 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 6 No
Energy 87% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 6 No
Benefits 85% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 3 No
Housing 85% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 15% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
18 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 36% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
3 Aye 7 No
Migration 50% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 5 No
Defence 53% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 5 No
Transport 60% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 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
58.0%
15% below average
Rank 587 of 649
472
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,377
2,376 eligible divisions
264
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
793
57.6% of votes cast
208
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
584
42.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
27
2.0% 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
52
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 649
336
+192.5 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 649
Contributions
39
-104.5 vs Commons average
Rank 548 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
£2,034,454
all imported IPSA years
£176,497
22% below average
Latest expenses
£227,917
1% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 66 votes
Housing
31 of 32 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#3
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
144 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 47 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
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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 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
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API