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Dr Ellie Chowns vs Kirsty Blackman

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 Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Dr Ellie Chowns and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 90% of the time, based on 125 shared comparable votes.

112 same votes 13 different votes 125 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
7 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 5 No
Benefits 100% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 7 No
Migration 100% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 0 No
Trade 100% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Energy 50% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 10 No
Tax 63% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 3 No
Defence 83% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
23 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 93% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 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
55.9%
17% below average
Rank 601 of 649
472
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,328
2,376 eligible divisions
264
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
757
57.0% of votes cast
208
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
571
43.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

232
+148.3 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 649
Appearances
88
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 649
347
+201.1 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 649
Contributions
129
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 248 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
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£176,497
22% below average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Housing
31 of 32 votes
#2
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 15 Sept 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 8 15 Sept 2025
Work / Employment
No
No
Finance Bill Committee New Clause 3 10 Dec 2024
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance Bill: Second Reading 27 Nov 2024
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 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
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
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