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Melanie Ward vs Dr Ellie Chowns

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

Photograph of Melanie Ward
Melanie Ward
Lab Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy
vs
Photograph of Dr Ellie Chowns
Dr Ellie Chowns
Green North Herefordshire

Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Dr Ellie Chowns voted the same way 61% of the time, based on 334 shared comparable votes.

205 same votes 129 different votes 334 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
8 Aye 3 No
Energy 91% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
16 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 78% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 12% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 38% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
3 Aye 6 No
Migration 56% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 7 No
Benefits 59% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 18 No
Defence 61% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 290 of 650
Participation
79.2 %
7 % above average
Rank 220 of 650
428
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
446
563 eligible divisions
214
50.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
248
55.6 % of votes cast
214
50.0 % of votes cast
No votes
198
44.4 % of votes cast
12
2.8 % 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

69
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 650
Appearances
170
+99.1 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 650
87
-38.8 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 650
Contributions
259
+133.2 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£195,558
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£176,497
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£176,497
22 % below average
5
2 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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
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
Defence
32 of 33 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
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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