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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 64% of the time, based on 302 shared comparable votes.

193 same votes 109 different votes 302 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
2 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 94% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 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

66.1 %
7 % below average
Rank 501 of 649
Participation
79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 207 of 649
380
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
458
575 eligible divisions
206
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
255
55.7 % of votes cast
174
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
203
44.3 % of votes cast
2
0.5 % 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

158
+79.5 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 649
Appearances
205
+126.5 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 649
215
+75.7 vs Commons average
Rank 107 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

£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
22
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
2
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
30 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
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