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Dr Ellie Chowns vs John McDonnell

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 John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Dr Ellie Chowns and John McDonnell voted the same way 70% of the time, based on 374 shared comparable votes.

260 same votes 114 different votes 374 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
3 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
27 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 91% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 6 No
Migration 89% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 6 No
Energy 86% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 8 No
Benefits 84% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 8% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
24 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 50% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 8 No
Defence 55% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 11 No
Housing 55% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

80.1 %
7 % above average
Rank 208 of 647
Participation
79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 229 of 647
430
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,836
2,323 eligible divisions
238
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,004
54.7 % of votes cast
192
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
832
45.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

142
+78.3 vs Commons average
Rank 25 of 647
Appearances
89
+25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 647
235
+121.2 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 647
Contributions
122
+8.2 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£176,497
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£176,497
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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

Defence
22 of 22 votes
#1
Defence
54 of 59 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#3
Work / Employment
68 of 75 votes
Energy
16 of 17 votes
#4
Migration
151 of 169 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
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