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Dr Ellie Chowns vs Alistair Strathern

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 Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin

Voting alignment

Dr Ellie Chowns and Alistair Strathern voted the same way 64% of the time, based on 386 shared comparable votes.

246 same votes 140 different votes 386 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 1 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
24 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 6 No
Energy 88% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 88% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
19 Aye 13 No
Education 75% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 6% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
24 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 44% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 14 No
Housing 53% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 6 No
Migration 56% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 13 No
Defence 58% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 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
79.2 %
6 % above average
Rank 219 of 649
458
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
589
744 eligible divisions
255
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
304
51.6 % of votes cast
203
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
285
48.4 % 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, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

205
+126.5 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 649
Appearances
61
-17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 649
309
+169.7 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 649
Contributions
70
-69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 422 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
£379,404
all imported IPSA years
£176,497
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£295,499
31 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Benefits
31 of 31 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes
#5
Energy
24 of 25 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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
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