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Dr Ellie Chowns vs James McMurdock

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 James McMurdock
James McMurdock
Ind South Basildon and East Thurrock

Voting alignment

Dr Ellie Chowns and James McMurdock voted the same way 26% of the time, based on 174 shared comparable votes.

46 same votes 128 different votes 174 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
1 Aye 2 No
Benefits 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 63% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 55% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
28 Aye 17 No
Tax 27% aligned 45 shared votes
11 Aye 34 No
3 Aye 1 No
Transport 25% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 3 No
Defence 0% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 3 No
Energy 10% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

80.1 %
7 % above average
Rank 208 of 647
Participation
42.3 %
31 % below average
Rank 631 of 647
430
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
227
537 eligible divisions
238
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
108
47.6 % of votes cast
192
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
119
52.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.4 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

142
+78.3 vs Commons average
Rank 25 of 647
Appearances
15
-48.7 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 647
235
+121.2 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 647
Contributions
20
-93.8 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£176,497
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£171,670
all imported IPSA years
£176,497
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£171,670
24 % below average
4
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

Defence
22 of 22 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Migration
8 of 11 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#3
Energy
11 of 17 votes
Energy
16 of 17 votes
#4
Tax
68 of 108 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
#5
Housing
19 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to LA62 but not to insist on Commons Amendment 62C and to propose Gov (a) in lieu of LA62 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion not to insist on Commons Amendment 72C but to disagree with LA72D to LA72H and to propose Gov (a) and (b) in lieu of LA72D to LA72H 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) 2 Dec 2025
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 9: Basic rate limit and personal allowance for tax years 2028-29 to 2030-31 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12 27 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 27 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 24 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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