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Dr Ellie Chowns vs Ian Byrne

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 Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby

Voting alignment

Dr Ellie Chowns and Ian Byrne voted the same way 67% of the time, based on 337 shared comparable votes.

226 same votes 111 different votes 337 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
28 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 91% aligned 33 shared votes
27 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 3 No
Energy 90% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 86% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 7 No
Benefits 83% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 6% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 44% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 0 No
Trade 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
19 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 52% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 9 No
Defence 58% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 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
73.0 %
same as average
Rank 360 of 649
458
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,199
1,643 eligible divisions
255
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
656
54.7 % of votes cast
203
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
543
45.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
25
2.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

202
+124.4 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 649
Appearances
43
-34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 649
303
+165.4 vs Commons average
Rank 56 of 649
Contributions
83
-54.6 vs Commons average
Rank 376 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
£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
£176,497
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£284,893
26 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes
#5
Migration
128 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: 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
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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