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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.

Photograph of Dr Ellie Chowns
Dr Ellie Chowns
Green North Herefordshire
vs
Photograph of Alison Bennett
Alison Bennett
LD Mid Sussex

Voting alignment

Dr Ellie Chowns and Alison Bennett voted the same way 68% of the time, based on 329 shared comparable votes.

224 same votes 105 different votes 329 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

79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 207 of 649
Participation
71.8 %
1 % below average
Rank 385 of 649
458
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
413
575 eligible divisions
255
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
219
53.0 % of votes cast
203
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
194
47.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % 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

202
+124.4 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 649
Appearances
132
+54.4 vs Commons average
Rank 81 of 649
303
+165.4 vs Commons average
Rank 56 of 649
Contributions
154
+16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 175 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
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#3
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes
#5
Education
40 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
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