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Dr Ellie Chowns

Green Party MP for North Herefordshire, since 4 July 2024

Green Spokesperson (Constitutional Affairs)

Dr Ellie Chowns is the Green Party MP for North Herefordshire, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. She currently undertakes the roles of Green Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs), Green Spokesperson (Defence), Green Party Westminster Leader, Green Spokesperson (Constitutional Affairs), and Green Spokesperson (Treasury).

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Scorecard

79.7% Attendance Turns up more often than most MPs who vote
452 Votes cast out of 575 divisions, plus 6 as teller
117 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
0 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Green Party MPs
4 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
300 Debates spoken in 438 written questions tabled

Ranked 180 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
18 Mar 2026 Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 deferred division Aye 368–107
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading Aye 292–161
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 No 175–292
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 Aye 172–283
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 No vote 174–292
10 Mar 2026 Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading No vote 304–203
10 Mar 2026 Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading No vote 203–311
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 No 304–177
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 Aye 315–163
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44 Aye 315–109
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 Aye 316–171
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 No vote 307–173
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 Aye 321–106
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 No 306–182
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16 No 309–181
2 Mar 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading No 105–410
24 Feb 2026 Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms No vote 69–279
23 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading Aye 361–84
23 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 Aye 73–256
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 Aye 77–280
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 No vote 156–273
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 Aye 161–272
11 Feb 2026 Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 No vote 279–90
11 Feb 2026 Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 No vote 277–143
11 Feb 2026 Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 deferred division Aye 362–107

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: BBC
Address of donor: Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London W1A 1AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 2 taxi journeys for an appearance on Newsnight in London on 28 Aug 2025 (cost is estimated), value £46.32
Date received: 28 August 2025
Date accepted: 28 August 2025
Donor status: company, registration RC000057
(Registered 30 August 2025)

On the register since 2 Sep 2025

Name of donor: Glastonbury Festival Events Limited
Address of donor: Worthy Farm, Worthy Lane, Pilton, Shepton Mallet, Somerset BA4 4BY
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket and hospitality for the festival, provided to me in exchange for speaking at three one-hour events in the Green Futures field at the Speakers Forum, value £393.50
Date received: 26 June 2025 to 29 June 2025
Date accepted: 26 June 2025
Donor status: company, registration 04348175
(Registered 13 July 2025)

On the register since 15 Jul 2025

8. Miscellaneous

Housing and Communities Spokesperson for the Green Party of England and Wales
(Registered 16 July 2024)

On the register since 16 Jul 2025

Member of the [redacted] Housing Association.
(Registered 2 August 2024)

On the register since 16 Aug 2024

The same register on parliament.uk →

Debates

300 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:

Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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