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Dr Ellie Chowns vs Claire Coutinho

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 Claire Coutinho
Claire Coutinho
Con East Surrey

Voting alignment

Dr Ellie Chowns and Claire Coutinho voted the same way 26% of the time, based on 258 shared comparable votes.

66 same votes 192 different votes 258 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
4 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 43% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 11 No
Defence 42% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
24 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 40% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
2 Aye 5 No
Benefits 29% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
21 Aye 22 No
Tax 28% aligned 43 shared votes
14 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
0 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
0 Aye 4 No
Migration 0% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
15 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 5% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 6 No
Energy 10% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 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
75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 294 of 649
458
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,247
1,643 eligible divisions
255
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
644
51.6 % of votes cast
203
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
603
48.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

205
+127.0 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 649
Appearances
53
-25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 649
310
+171.5 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 649
Contributions
108
-30.5 vs Commons average
Rank 282 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
£989,828
all imported IPSA years
£176,497
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£192,253
15 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
58 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
133 of 154 votes
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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