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Dr Ellie Chowns vs Heidi Alexander

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 Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South

Voting alignment

Dr Ellie Chowns and Heidi Alexander voted the same way 65% of the time, based on 290 shared comparable votes.

188 same votes 102 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
22 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 25 shared votes
21 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 86% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 5 No
Energy 85% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
29 Aye 19 No
Tax 83% aligned 48 shared votes
29 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 20% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
14 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 44% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 7 No
Defence 44% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 6 No
Benefits 50% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 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
62.8 %
10 % below average
Rank 542 of 649
458
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
361
575 eligible divisions
255
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
170
47.1 % of votes cast
203
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
191
52.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % 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
64
-14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 331 of 649
309
+169.7 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 649
Contributions
554
+414.7 vs Commons average
Rank 15 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
£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
£176,497
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£178,830
21 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#3
Transport
25 of 29 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 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
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
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
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
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
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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