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Ms Julie Minns vs Dr Ellie Chowns

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

Photograph of Ms Julie Minns
Ms Julie Minns
Lab Carlisle
vs
Photograph of Dr Ellie Chowns
Dr Ellie Chowns
Green North Herefordshire

Voting alignment

Ms Julie Minns and Dr Ellie Chowns voted the same way 63% of the time, based on 377 shared comparable votes.

237 same votes 140 different votes 377 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
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 30 shared votes
23 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 6 No
Energy 88% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 88% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 78% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 15% aligned 13 shared votes
1 Aye 12 No
26 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 46% aligned 41 shared votes
16 Aye 25 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 50% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 53% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

85.8 %
13 % above average
Rank 85 of 650
Participation
79.3 %
7 % above average
Rank 217 of 650
484
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
447
564 eligible divisions
255
52.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
249
55.7 % of votes cast
229
47.3 % of votes cast
No votes
198
44.3 % of votes cast
3
0.6 % 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

180
+108.1 vs Commons average
Rank 18 of 650
Appearances
172
+100.1 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 650
200
+72.4 vs Commons average
Rank 104 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

£180,792
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£176,497
all imported IPSA years
£180,792
20 % below average
Latest expenses
£176,497
22 % below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
2
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Housing
30 of 31 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API