The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Tuesday 1 September 2026.

Compare

Mike Reader vs Dr Ellie Chowns

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

Photograph of Mike Reader
Mike Reader
Lab Northampton South
vs
Photograph of Dr Ellie Chowns
Dr Ellie Chowns
Green North Herefordshire

Voting alignment

Mike Reader and Dr Ellie Chowns voted the same way 60% of the time, based on 341 shared comparable votes.

206 same votes 135 different votes 341 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
2 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
26 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 96% aligned 27 shared votes
25 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 6 No
Energy 87% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
34 Aye 23 No
Tax 79% aligned 57 shared votes
34 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 10 No
Housing 43% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 45% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 10 No
Defence 50% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

72.9 %
same as average
Rank 363 of 649
Participation
79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 207 of 649
419
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
458
575 eligible divisions
224
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
255
55.7 % of votes cast
195
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
203
44.3 % of votes cast
11
2.6 % 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

64
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 331 of 650
Appearances
205
+127.1 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 650
88
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 362 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

£208,618
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£176,497
all imported IPSA years
£208,618
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£176,497
22 % below average
13
4 registered categories
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Housing
30 of 31 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Transport
24 of 29 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
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
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API