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David Smith vs Dr Ellie Chowns
A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.
Voting alignment
David Smith and Dr Ellie Chowns voted the same way 58% of the time, based on 310 shared comparable votes.
179 same votes
131 different votes
310 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
Most different by topic
Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.
Voting record
69.3 %
3 % below average
Participation
79.2 %
7 % above average
390
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
446
563 eligible divisions
194
49.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
248
55.6 % of votes cast
196
50.3 % of votes cast
No votes
198
44.4 % of votes cast
14
3.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Debates
60
-10.9 vs Commons average
Appearances
170
+99.1 vs Commons average
77
-48.8 vs Commons average
Contributions
259
+133.2 vs Commons average
Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.
Financials and interests
£182,965
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£176,497
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19 % below average
Latest expenses
£176,497
22 % below average
5
2 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
Recent voting overlap
Where they voted differently
Aye
No
Where they voted the same
Member source
UK Parliament Members API
Voting source
Commons Votes API