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Dr Ellie Chowns vs Valerie Vaz

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 Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Dr Ellie Chowns and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 61% of the time, based on 317 shared comparable votes.

192 same votes 125 different votes 317 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
6 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 6 No
Energy 87% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 82% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 13% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
16 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 44% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 44% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 6 No
Migration 57% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 10 No
Housing 59% aligned 22 shared votes
19 Aye 3 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
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 649
472
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
264
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
208
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
797
43.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

225
+142.7 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 649
Appearances
29
-53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 561 of 649
336
+192.5 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 649
Contributions
14
-129.5 vs Commons average
Rank 616 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£176,497
22% below average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Housing
31 of 32 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
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
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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
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