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Dr Ellie Chowns vs Alison Bennett

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


Voting alignment

Dr Ellie Chowns and Alison Bennett voted the same way 69% of the time, based on 338 shared comparable votes.

233 same votes 105 different votes 338 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
8 Aye 1 No
Energy 100% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 100% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 22% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 33% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
30 Aye 19 No
Tax 39% aligned 49 shared votes
18 Aye 31 No
15 Aye 10 No
Defence 60% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 60% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No

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

Voting record

80.0%
7% above average
Rank 197 of 649
Participation
71.5%
1% below average
Rank 392 of 649
472
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
422
590 eligible divisions
264
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
226
53.6% of votes cast
208
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
196
46.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

225
+142.7 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 649
Appearances
135
+52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 87 of 649
336
+192.5 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 649
Contributions
157
+13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£176,497
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£141,775
all imported IPSA years
£176,497
22% below average
Latest expenses
£141,775
37% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 32 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#3
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#5
Education
40 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API