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Jeff 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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Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington
vs
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Dr Ellie Chowns
Green North Herefordshire

Voting alignment

Jeff Smith and Dr Ellie Chowns voted the same way 63% of the time, based on 397 shared comparable votes.

251 same votes 146 different votes 397 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 1 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 30 shared votes
23 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 6 No
Energy 86% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 83% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 78% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 13% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
2 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
28 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 43% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
2 Aye 6 No
Migration 50% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
19 Aye 10 No
Housing 55% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

79.5 %
7 % above average
Rank 209 of 649
Participation
79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 207 of 649
1,877
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
458
575 eligible divisions
1,024
54.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
255
55.7 % of votes cast
853
45.4 % of votes cast
No votes
203
44.3 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

45
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 649
Appearances
205
+126.5 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 649
61
-78.3 vs Commons average
Rank 457 of 649
Contributions
309
+169.7 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£176,497
all imported IPSA years
£284,126
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£176,497
22 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
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

Housing
61 of 66 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#2
Housing
30 of 31 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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