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Dr Ellie Chowns vs Peter Dowd

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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Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Dr Ellie Chowns and Peter Dowd voted the same way 66% of the time, based on 312 shared comparable votes.

205 same votes 107 different votes 312 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
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
27 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 91% aligned 33 shared votes
26 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 4 No
Energy 91% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 4 No
Benefits 88% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 13 No
Housing 43% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
18 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 46% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
2 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 50% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 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
68.9%
4% below average
Rank 449 of 649
472
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,637
2,376 eligible divisions
264
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
916
56.0% of votes cast
208
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
721
44.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% 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
40
-42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 503 of 649
336
+192.5 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 649
Contributions
28
-115.5 vs Commons average
Rank 582 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
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£176,497
22% below average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Housing
31 of 32 votes
#2
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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