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Lisa Smart vs Dr Ellie Chowns

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

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Lisa Smart
LD Hazel Grove
vs
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Dr Ellie Chowns
Green North Herefordshire

Voting alignment

Lisa Smart and Dr Ellie Chowns voted the same way 65% of the time, based on 314 shared comparable votes.

204 same votes 110 different votes 314 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 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 1 No
Energy 100% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 100% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 94% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 4 No
Benefits 88% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 23% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 24 No
Education 33% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 32 No
Tax 36% aligned 50 shared votes
30 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 4 No
Transport 46% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 50% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

66.4%
6% below average
Rank 493 of 649
Participation
80.0%
7% above average
Rank 197 of 649
392
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
472
590 eligible divisions
216
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
264
55.9% of votes cast
176
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
208
44.1% of votes cast
2
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

172
+89.7 vs Commons average
Rank 37 of 649
Appearances
225
+142.7 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 649
245
+101.5 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 649
Contributions
336
+192.5 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£239,061
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£176,497
all imported IPSA years
£239,061
6% above average
Latest expenses
£176,497
22% below average
21
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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