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Dr Ellie Chowns vs Rushanara Ali

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 Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney

Voting alignment

Dr Ellie Chowns and Rushanara Ali voted the same way 60% of the time, based on 379 shared comparable votes.

229 same votes 150 different votes 379 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
21 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 96% aligned 23 shared votes
22 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 88% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 5 No
Energy 85% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
37 Aye 22 No
Tax 81% aligned 59 shared votes
38 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 12% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
24 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 40% aligned 50 shared votes
28 Aye 22 No
4 Aye 0 No
Trade 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
14 Aye 13 No
Housing 56% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 7 No
Benefits 56% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 207 of 649
Participation
76.3 %
4 % above average
Rank 280 of 649
458
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,802
2,361 eligible divisions
255
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
56.8 % of votes cast
203
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
779
43.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
18
1.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

205
+126.9 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 649
Appearances
39
-39.1 vs Commons average
Rank 501 of 649
309
+170.4 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 649
Contributions
36
-102.6 vs Commons average
Rank 549 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
£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
£176,497
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£325,502
44 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes
#5
Housing
58 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
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
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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