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Dr Ellie Chowns vs Mr Mark Francois

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 Mr Mark Francois
Mr Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford

Voting alignment

Dr Ellie Chowns and Mr Mark Francois voted the same way 27% of the time, based on 259 shared comparable votes.

69 same votes 190 different votes 259 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 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 75% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 52% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 11 No
Defence 40% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 10 No
Housing 37% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
2 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 4 No
Migration 0% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 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
67.9 %
5 % below average
Rank 466 of 649
458
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,602
2,361 eligible divisions
255
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
744
46.4 % of votes cast
203
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
858
53.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
36
2.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 1 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

205
+127.0 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 649
Appearances
118
+40.0 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 649
310
+171.5 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 649
Contributions
349
+210.5 vs Commons average
Rank 44 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
£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
£176,497
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£242,339
7 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
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
202 of 211 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 91 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Housing
52 of 66 votes
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes
#5
Defence
53 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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