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Dr Ellie Chowns vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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

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Dr Ellie Chowns
Green North Herefordshire
vs
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Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

Dr Ellie Chowns and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 69% of the time, based on 223 shared comparable votes.

153 same votes 70 different votes 223 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
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 100% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
18 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 6 No
Education 80% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
26 Aye 17 No
Tax 74% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 73% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 4 No
Benefits 40% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 50% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 0 No
Trade 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 6 No
Housing 57% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 63% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 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
46.9%
26% below average
Rank 625 of 649
472
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
277
590 eligible divisions
264
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
121
43.7% of votes cast
208
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
156
56.3% 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
51
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 438 of 649
336
+192.5 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 649
Contributions
224
+80.5 vs Commons average
Rank 103 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
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£176,497
22% below average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Housing
31 of 32 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#3
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#5
Tax
63 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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