Compare

David Williams vs Dr Ellie Chowns

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

Photograph of David Williams
David Williams
Lab Stoke-on-Trent North
vs
Photograph of Dr Ellie Chowns
Dr Ellie Chowns
Green North Herefordshire

Voting alignment

David Williams and Dr Ellie Chowns voted the same way 60% of the time, based on 381 shared comparable votes.

227 same votes 154 different votes 381 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
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 91% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 88% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 5 No
Energy 86% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 78% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
37 Aye 19 No
Tax 77% aligned 56 shared votes
32 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 12% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 44% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 50% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 16 No
Defence 52% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 53% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

86.0 %
13 % above average
Rank 78 of 650
Participation
79.2 %
7 % above average
Rank 220 of 650
484
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
446
563 eligible divisions
251
51.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
248
55.6 % of votes cast
233
48.1 % of votes cast
No votes
198
44.4 % of votes cast
13
2.7 % 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

48
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 650
Appearances
170
+99.1 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 650
63
-62.8 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 650
Contributions
259
+133.2 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£176,534
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£176,497
all imported IPSA years
£176,534
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£176,497
22 % below average
2
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

Education
49 of 49 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#2
Housing
30 of 31 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#3
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
55 of 61 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
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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