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Greg Smith vs Dr Ellie Chowns

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire
vs
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Dr Ellie Chowns
Green North Herefordshire

Voting alignment

Greg Smith and Dr Ellie Chowns voted the same way 29% of the time, based on 357 shared comparable votes.

103 same votes 254 different votes 357 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 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 88% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 12 No
Housing 53% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 47% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
2 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 43% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 11 No
Defence 38% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 2 No
Migration 0% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 3 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 31 of 649
Participation
79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 207 of 649
1,459
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
458
575 eligible divisions
710
48.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
255
55.7 % of votes cast
749
51.3 % of votes cast
No votes
203
44.3 % of votes cast
21
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

200
+122.0 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 649
Appearances
205
+127.0 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 649
235
+96.5 vs Commons average
Rank 94 of 649
Contributions
310
+171.5 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£176,497
all imported IPSA years
£286,530
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£176,497
22 % below average
9
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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

Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
Housing
30 of 31 votes
Trade
52 of 53 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Migration
149 of 154 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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