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Lauren Edwards vs Dr Ellie Chowns

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

Photograph of Lauren Edwards
Lauren Edwards
Lab Rochester and Strood
vs
Photograph of Dr Ellie Chowns
Dr Ellie Chowns
Green North Herefordshire

Voting alignment

Lauren Edwards and Dr Ellie Chowns voted the same way 61% of the time, based on 385 shared comparable votes.

235 same votes 150 different votes 385 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
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 6 No
Energy 86% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 78% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
36 Aye 25 No
Tax 77% aligned 61 shared votes
36 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 6 No
Education 70% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 0 No
Devolution / Local Government 8% aligned 12 shared votes
1 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
29 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 43% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
18 Aye 7 No
Housing 48% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 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

85.0 %
12 % above average
Rank 95 of 649
Participation
79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 207 of 649
489
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
458
575 eligible divisions
244
49.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
255
55.7 % of votes cast
245
50.1 % of votes cast
No votes
203
44.3 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

46
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 650
Appearances
205
+127.1 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 650
64
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 650
Contributions
310
+171.7 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£133,786
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£176,497
all imported IPSA years
£133,786
41 % below average
Latest expenses
£176,497
22 % below average
2
1 registered category
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Housing
30 of 31 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Defence
32 of 34 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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 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
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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