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Richard Burgon vs Dr Ellie Chowns

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

Photograph of Richard Burgon
Richard Burgon
Lab Leeds East
vs
Photograph of Dr Ellie Chowns
Dr Ellie Chowns
Green North Herefordshire

Voting alignment

Richard Burgon and Dr Ellie Chowns voted the same way 70% of the time, based on 380 shared comparable votes.

265 same votes 115 different votes 380 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
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 91% aligned 34 shared votes
27 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
12 Aye 7 No
Benefits 84% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 13% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
1 Aye 2 No
Trade 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 44% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 59% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
27 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 62% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

80.0 %
7 % above average
Rank 199 of 649
Participation
79.6 %
7 % above average
Rank 207 of 649
1,888
2,359 eligible divisions
Total votes
456
573 eligible divisions
1,038
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
253
55.5 % of votes cast
850
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
203
44.5 % of votes cast
43
2.3 % 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

78
+1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 649
Appearances
198
+121.4 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 649
90
-45.8 vs Commons average
Rank 346 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

£2,305,544
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£176,497
all imported IPSA years
£301,574
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£176,497
22 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
7
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

Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 75 votes
#2
Housing
30 of 31 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 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
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: 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
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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