Dr Ellie Chowns

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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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 (Social Care), Green Spokesperson (Housing, Communities and Local Government), Green Spokesperson (Business and Trade), Green Spokesperson (Defence), Green Spokesperson (Education), and Green Party Westminster Leader.

466

Votes Cast

N/A

Expenses

5,894

Majority

43.2%

Vote Share

Expenses

No expense data available.

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 50,362 voters

Green Party
21,736 votes43.2%
Conservative
15,842 votes31.5%
Reform UK
8,048 votes16.0%
Labour
3,205 votes6.4%
Liberal Democrat
1,436 votes2.9%
Social Democratic Party
95 votes0.2%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

460

Written Questions

16

Oral Questions

261

Debates Spoken In

408

Speeches

466

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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2 AYE2 NO

Health Bill

4 votes · 8 Sept 2026

2 AYE

Health Bill

2 votes · 7 Sept 2026

2 AYE2 NO

Representation of the People Bill

4 votes · 2 Sept 2026

1 AYE2 NO

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 14 Jul 2026

2 NO

Immigration and Asylum Bill

2 votes · 13 Jul 2026

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Financial Interests(4)

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket and hospitality for the festival

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

26 June 2025 to 29 June 2025

£394
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

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

BBC

2 taxi journeys for an appearance on Newsnight in London on 28 Aug 2025 (cost is estimated)

28 August 2025

£46
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

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

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

Registered 16 July 2024

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

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

Registered 2 August 2024

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Dr in Parliament

Royal Mail: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Ofcom’s financial penalties in improving Royal Mail’s ability to meet its performance targets;

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade23 Oct 2025

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to implement the Future Homes Standard.

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government23 Oct 2025

Security Guards: Licensing and Training

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Security Industry Authority’s (SIA) (a) licensing and (b) training requirements in ensur

AnsweredHome Office23 Oct 2025

Fishing Vessels: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to ratify the International Maritime Organisation 2012 Cape Town Agreement on the safety of fishing vessels.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport22 Oct 2025

Energy Performance Certificates: Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to take steps to help protect tenants from (a) eviction and (b) rent increases following government-funded low-carbon i

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero22 Oct 2025

Insulation: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether consumers will be exempt from paying for remediation costs to fix faulty insulation installations under the (a) ECO4 and (b) GBI

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero22 Oct 2025

UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for what reason the UK opposed advancing discussions on a new optional protocol on free education at the Intergovernmen

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office22 Oct 2025

Israel: Palestine

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2025 to Question 80475 on Israel: Palestine, what response she has received from t

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office22 Oct 2025

Electric Vehicles: National Grid

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help support the (a) development and (b) adoption of vehicle to grid technology.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport21 Oct 2025

Electronic Government: Proof of Identity

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the number of people who have been unable to verify their identity using the Gov.uk One Login serv

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology20 Oct 2025
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