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Dr Ellie Chowns vs Ben Coleman

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

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Dr Ellie Chowns
Green North Herefordshire
vs
Photograph of Ben Coleman
Ben Coleman
Lab Chelsea and Fulham

Voting alignment

Dr Ellie Chowns and Ben Coleman voted the same way 59% of the time, based on 347 shared comparable votes.

203 same votes 144 different votes 347 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
25 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 91% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 4 No
Energy 86% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 4 No
Housing 86% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 78% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
12 Aye 2 No
23 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 39% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 50% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 0 No
Trade 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
10 Aye 7 No
Defence 53% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 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
71.2%
1% below average
Rank 404 of 649
472
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
420
590 eligible divisions
264
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
227
54.0% of votes cast
208
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
193
46.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

232
+148.3 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 649
Appearances
51
-32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 649
347
+201.1 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 649
Contributions
82
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 397 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
£186,638
all imported IPSA years
£176,497
22% below average
Latest expenses
£186,638
17% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Housing
31 of 32 votes
#2
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#3
Transport
26 of 29 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#4
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 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
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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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