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Dr Ellie Chowns vs Torsten Bell

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 Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Dr Ellie Chowns and Torsten Bell voted the same way 66% of the time, based on 323 shared comparable votes.

214 same votes 109 different votes 323 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
23 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 96% aligned 27 shared votes
24 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 4 No
Energy 93% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 88% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
31 Aye 22 No
Tax 79% aligned 53 shared votes
32 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
21 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 41% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 0 No
Trade 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
13 Aye 12 No
Housing 56% aligned 25 shared votes
18 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
71.3 %
1 % below average
Rank 398 of 649
458
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
410
575 eligible divisions
255
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
226
55.1 % of votes cast
203
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
184
44.9 % 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

202
+124.7 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 649
Appearances
74
-3.3 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 649
303
+165.9 vs Commons average
Rank 55 of 649
Contributions
340
+202.9 vs Commons average
Rank 47 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
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£176,497
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33 % 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
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 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
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
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