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Dr Ellie Chowns vs Blair McDougall

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 Blair McDougall
Blair McDougall
Lab East Renfrewshire

Voting alignment

Dr Ellie Chowns and Blair McDougall voted the same way 60% of the time, based on 341 shared comparable votes.

203 same votes 138 different votes 341 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
24 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 5 No
Energy 86% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 77% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
34 Aye 24 No
Tax 76% aligned 58 shared votes
36 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 5 No
Defence 69% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 8% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
24 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 47% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 13 No
Housing 50% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 0 No
Trade 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 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
72.4%
same as average
Rank 372 of 649
472
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
590 eligible divisions
264
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
217
50.8% of votes cast
208
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
210
49.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.3% 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
52
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 432 of 649
336
+192.5 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 649
Contributions
307
+163.5 vs Commons average
Rank 55 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
£186,207
all imported IPSA years
£176,497
22% below average
Latest expenses
£186,207
18% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
1 registered category
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Housing
31 of 32 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#3
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#4
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#5
Transport
24 of 29 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: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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