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Dr Ellie Chowns vs Ruth Jones

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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Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Dr Ellie Chowns and Ruth Jones voted the same way 61% of the time, based on 402 shared comparable votes.

245 same votes 157 different votes 402 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
28 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 91% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 4 No
Energy 85% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 78% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
37 Aye 22 No
Tax 75% aligned 59 shared votes
40 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 15 No
Education 74% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 12% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
24 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 43% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No
2 Aye 8 No
Migration 50% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 15 No
Housing 55% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 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
78.1%
5% above average
Rank 241 of 649
472
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
264
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
208
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
643
48.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
7 years, 5 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

225
+142.7 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 649
Appearances
53
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 649
336
+192.5 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 649
Contributions
78
-65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 406 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
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£176,497
22% below average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Housing
31 of 32 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#4
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 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
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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