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Dr Ellie Chowns vs Michelle Welsh

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 Michelle Welsh
Michelle Welsh
Lab Sherwood Forest

Voting alignment

Dr Ellie Chowns and Michelle Welsh voted the same way 63% of the time, based on 382 shared comparable votes.

240 same votes 142 different votes 382 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
24 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 6 No
Energy 87% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 80% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
37 Aye 27 No
Tax 75% aligned 64 shared votes
41 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 12% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
26 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 43% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
4 Aye 0 No
Trade 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 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
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 146 of 649
458
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
474
575 eligible divisions
255
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
244
51.5 % of votes cast
203
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
230
48.5 % 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
47
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 649
309
+169.7 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 649
Contributions
59
-80.3 vs Commons average
Rank 461 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
£179,455
all imported IPSA years
£176,497
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£179,455
21 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 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
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
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
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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