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Heidi Alexander vs Dr Ellie Chowns

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

Photograph of Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South
vs
Photograph of Dr Ellie Chowns
Dr Ellie Chowns
Green North Herefordshire

Voting alignment

Heidi Alexander and Dr Ellie Chowns voted the same way 65% of the time, based on 280 shared comparable votes.

181 same votes 99 different votes 280 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
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 87% aligned 23 shared votes
20 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 5 No
Energy 85% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
29 Aye 19 No
Tax 83% aligned 48 shared votes
29 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 20% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 44% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 13 No
Defence 44% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 50% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 6 No
Migration 56% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

62.2 %
10 % below average
Rank 554 of 650
Participation
79.3 %
7 % above average
Rank 217 of 650
351
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
447
564 eligible divisions
164
46.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
249
55.7 % of votes cast
187
53.3 % of votes cast
No votes
198
44.3 % 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

57
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 650
Appearances
172
+100.1 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 650
531
+403.4 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 650
Contributions
261
+133.4 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£176,497
all imported IPSA years
£178,830
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£176,497
22 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
5
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

Migration
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Housing
30 of 31 votes
Transport
25 of 29 votes
#3
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
55 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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