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Naz Shah vs Dr Ellie Chowns

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

Photograph of Naz Shah
Naz Shah
Lab Bradford West
vs
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Dr Ellie Chowns
Green North Herefordshire

Voting alignment

Naz Shah and Dr Ellie Chowns voted the same way 58% of the time, based on 296 shared comparable votes.

171 same votes 125 different votes 296 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
19 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 5 No
Energy 80% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
16 Aye 6 No
Education 73% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 2 No
Benefits 73% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
25 Aye 19 No
Tax 70% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 9% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
19 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 43% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
2 Aye 2 No
Trade 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
19 Aye 10 No
Housing 52% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

65.3 %
7 % below average
Rank 511 of 649
Participation
79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 207 of 649
1,541
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
458
575 eligible divisions
858
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
255
55.7 % of votes cast
683
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
203
44.3 % of votes cast
14
0.9 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

16
-62.0 vs Commons average
Rank 599 of 649
Appearances
203
+125.0 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 649
19
-119.4 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 649
Contributions
307
+168.6 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,337,527
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£176,497
all imported IPSA years
£312,636
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£176,497
22 % below average
8
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

Housing
56 of 66 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
30 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
169 of 211 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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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
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
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
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
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