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Dr Ellie Chowns vs Joe Powell

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


Voting alignment

Dr Ellie Chowns and Joe Powell voted the same way 64% of the time, based on 355 shared comparable votes.

226 same votes 129 different votes 355 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 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
27 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 97% aligned 32 shared votes
28 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 5 No
Energy 86% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 7 No
Education 80% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 80% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 8% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 14 No
Housing 46% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 8 No
Benefits 47% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 47% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 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
75.3%
3% above average
Rank 304 of 649
472
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
444
590 eligible divisions
264
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
208
46.8% of votes cast
208
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
236
53.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% 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
91
+8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 649
336
+192.5 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 649
Contributions
120
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 266 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
£214,410
all imported IPSA years
£176,497
22% below average
Latest expenses
£214,410
5% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Housing
31 of 32 votes
#2
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#5
Work / Employment
35 of 39 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