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Dr Ellie Chowns vs Seema Malhotra

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 Seema Malhotra
Seema Malhotra
Lab Feltham and Heston

Voting alignment

Dr Ellie Chowns and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 64% of the time, based on 237 shared comparable votes.

151 same votes 86 different votes 237 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
18 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 95% aligned 20 shared votes
19 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 4 No
Energy 83% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 7 No
Education 82% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 75% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 38% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 50% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 8 No
Housing 53% aligned 17 shared votes
17 Aye 0 No
7 Aye 6 No
Benefits 62% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 12 No
Defence 67% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 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
68.0 %
5 % below average
Rank 464 of 649
458
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,605
2,361 eligible divisions
255
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
904
56.3 % of votes cast
203
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
701
43.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
14 years, 7 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

205
+126.5 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 649
Appearances
56
-22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 649
309
+169.7 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 649
Contributions
328
+188.7 vs Commons average
Rank 51 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
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£176,497
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
183 of 211 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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: 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
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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