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Dr Ellie Chowns vs Catherine West

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


Voting alignment

Dr Ellie Chowns and Catherine West voted the same way 60% of the time, based on 288 shared comparable votes.

172 same votes 116 different votes 288 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 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 4 No
Energy 89% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 7% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 12 No
Housing 33% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 43% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 50% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 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
73.5%
1% above average
Rank 343 of 649
472
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,747
2,376 eligible divisions
264
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
947
54.2% of votes cast
208
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
800
45.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

225
+142.7 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 649
Appearances
48
-34.3 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 649
336
+192.5 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 649
Contributions
59
-84.5 vs Commons average
Rank 476 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
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£176,497
22% below average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Education
86 of 96 votes
Housing
31 of 32 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 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