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Dr Ellie Chowns vs Paula Barker

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 Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Dr Ellie Chowns and Paula Barker voted the same way 67% of the time, based on 389 shared comparable votes.

260 same votes 129 different votes 389 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
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 5 No
Energy 93% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
29 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 92% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 86% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
31 Aye 21 No
Tax 81% aligned 52 shared votes
31 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 15% aligned 13 shared votes
12 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
27 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 46% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
4 Aye 0 No
Trade 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
16 Aye 14 No
Housing 53% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 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
79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 224 of 649
458
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,298
1,643 eligible divisions
255
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
680
52.4 % of votes cast
203
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
618
47.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

202
+124.4 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 649
Appearances
65
-12.6 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 649
303
+165.4 vs Commons average
Rank 56 of 649
Contributions
75
-62.6 vs Commons average
Rank 408 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
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£176,497
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
51 of 53 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes
#5
Work / Employment
60 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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
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
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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