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Dr Ellie Chowns vs Mike Tapp

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 Mike Tapp
Mike Tapp
Lab Dover and Deal

Voting alignment

Dr Ellie Chowns and Mike Tapp voted the same way 62% of the time, based on 359 shared comparable votes.

224 same votes 135 different votes 359 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
24 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 5 No
Energy 86% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 11 No
Education 79% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 4 No
Transport 77% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 75% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 12% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
20 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 43% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 44% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 6 No
Benefits 50% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 10 No
Housing 53% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 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
76.9%
4% above average
Rank 268 of 649
472
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
454
590 eligible divisions
264
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
226
49.8% of votes cast
208
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
228
50.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

225
+142.7 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 649
Appearances
58
-24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 649
336
+192.5 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 649
Contributions
120
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 267 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
£191,918
all imported IPSA years
£176,497
22% below average
Latest expenses
£191,918
15% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Housing
31 of 32 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#5
Energy
18 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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 Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
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