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Dr Ellie Chowns vs Robin Swann

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


Voting alignment

Dr Ellie Chowns and Robin Swann voted the same way 44% of the time, based on 354 shared comparable votes.

154 same votes 200 different votes 354 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 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 7 No
Housing 75% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 6 No
Benefits 75% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 6 No
Energy 60% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 50% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 25% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
35 Aye 26 No
Tax 30% aligned 61 shared votes
26 Aye 35 No
19 Aye 12 No
Education 32% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 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
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 293 of 649
472
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
447
590 eligible divisions
264
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
54.4% of votes cast
208
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
204
45.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

232
+148.4 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 650
Appearances
121
+37.4 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 650
347
+201.3 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 650
Contributions
148
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£176,497
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,308
all imported IPSA years
£176,497
22% below average
Latest expenses
£203,308
10% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
Trade
7 of 7 votes
Housing
31 of 32 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#3
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#4
Tax
96 of 112 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#5
Defence
28 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API