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Dr Ellie Chowns vs Jo Platt

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 Jo Platt
Jo Platt
Lab Leigh and Atherton

Voting alignment

Dr Ellie Chowns and Jo Platt voted the same way 63% of the time, based on 355 shared comparable votes.

222 same votes 133 different votes 355 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 0 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
13 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 89% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 6 No
Energy 83% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 80% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 13% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
21 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 43% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 14 No
Housing 53% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 8 No
Migration 55% aligned 11 shared votes
4 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
77.4 %
5 % above average
Rank 263 of 649
458
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
445
575 eligible divisions
255
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
227
51.0 % of votes cast
203
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
218
49.0 % 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
+126.5 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 649
Appearances
34
-44.5 vs Commons average
Rank 527 of 649
309
+169.7 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 649
Contributions
50
-89.3 vs Commons average
Rank 501 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
£766,743
all imported IPSA years
£176,497
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£208,190
8 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Education
44 of 50 votes
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 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 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
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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
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
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