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Ms Diane Abbott vs Dr Ellie Chowns

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

Photograph of Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington
vs
Photograph of Dr Ellie Chowns
Dr Ellie Chowns
Green North Herefordshire

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Dr Ellie Chowns voted the same way 70% of the time, based on 244 shared comparable votes.

170 same votes 74 different votes 244 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 4 No
Migration 100% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 2 No
Energy 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 6 No
Benefits 91% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 30% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 2 No
Trade 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
13 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 48% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
0 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

64.5 %
8 % below average
Rank 525 of 649
Participation
79.6 %
7 % above average
Rank 207 of 649
1,521
2,359 eligible divisions
Total votes
456
573 eligible divisions
850
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
253
55.5 % of votes cast
671
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
203
44.5 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
39 years, 1 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

16
-60.6 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 649
Appearances
198
+121.4 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 649
21
-114.8 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 649
Contributions
296
+160.2 vs Commons average
Rank 56 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£176,497
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£176,497
22 % below average
3
3 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

Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
70 of 89 votes
#2
Housing
30 of 31 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
#3
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Housing
49 of 66 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API