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Matthew Patrick vs Dr Ellie Chowns

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

Photograph of Matthew Patrick
Matthew Patrick
Lab Wirral West
vs
Photograph of Dr Ellie Chowns
Dr Ellie Chowns
Green North Herefordshire

Voting alignment

Matthew Patrick and Dr Ellie Chowns voted the same way 61% of the time, based on 360 shared comparable votes.

220 same votes 140 different votes 360 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
7 Aye 5 No
Energy 92% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 91% aligned 33 shared votes
26 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 80% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 78% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
27 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 40% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
5 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 13 No
Defence 48% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 50% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

81.0 %
8 % above average
Rank 184 of 650
Participation
79.3 %
7 % above average
Rank 217 of 650
457
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
447
564 eligible divisions
224
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
249
55.7 % of votes cast
233
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
198
44.3 % of votes cast
8
1.8 % 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

21
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 576 of 650
Appearances
172
+100.1 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 650
72
-55.6 vs Commons average
Rank 398 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

£174,976
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£176,497
all imported IPSA years
£174,976
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£176,497
22 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
0
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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Housing
30 of 31 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 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
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
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
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API