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Dame Siobhain McDonagh vs Dr Ellie Chowns

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

Photograph of Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Lab Mitcham and Morden
vs
Photograph of Dr Ellie Chowns
Dr Ellie Chowns
Green North Herefordshire

Voting alignment

Dame Siobhain McDonagh and Dr Ellie Chowns voted the same way 59% of the time, based on 270 shared comparable votes.

158 same votes 112 different votes 270 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 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
22 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 89% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 6 No
Energy 80% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 8 No
Defence 75% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 0 No
Devolution / Local Government 8% aligned 12 shared votes
1 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
19 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 39% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 45% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 2 No
Trade 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No

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

Voting record

55.2 %
18 % below average
Rank 604 of 649
Participation
79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 207 of 649
1,303
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
458
575 eligible divisions
747
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
255
55.7 % of votes cast
556
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
203
44.3 % of votes cast
19
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

36
-42.0 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 649
Appearances
203
+125.0 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 649
31
-107.4 vs Commons average
Rank 563 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

£2,918,854
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£176,497
all imported IPSA years
£292,669
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£176,497
22 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
9
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

Brexit / EU
147 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Transport
64 of 95 votes
#2
Housing
30 of 31 votes
Education
64 of 96 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
45 of 69 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Trade
59 of 91 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
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
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