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 330 shared comparable votes.

198 same votes 132 different votes 330 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
24 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 96% aligned 25 shared votes
23 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
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 47% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

72.5 %
same as average
Rank 376 of 650
Participation
79.2 %
7 % above average
Rank 220 of 650
408
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
446
563 eligible divisions
217
53.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
248
55.6 % of votes cast
191
46.8 % of votes cast
No votes
198
44.4 % of votes cast
11
2.7 % 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

58
-12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 650
Appearances
170
+99.1 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 650
82
-43.8 vs Commons average
Rank 351 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

£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
17
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
10 of 11 votes
#3
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Transport
24 of 29 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
55 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
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
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
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
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