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Dr Ellie Chowns vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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 Sir Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Dr Ellie Chowns and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 62% of the time, based on 384 shared comparable votes.

238 same votes 146 different votes 384 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
23 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 6 No
Energy 88% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 88% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
35 Aye 22 No
Tax 81% aligned 57 shared votes
36 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 6% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
25 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 42% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
6 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 44% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 14 No
Housing 52% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 6 No
Benefits 53% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 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
83.1 %
10 % above average
Rank 138 of 649
458
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
478
575 eligible divisions
255
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
235
49.2 % of votes cast
203
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
243
50.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

205
+126.9 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 649
Appearances
7
-71.1 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 649
309
+170.4 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 649
Contributions
8
-130.6 vs Commons average
Rank 619 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
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£176,497
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
24 of 24 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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
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