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Dr Ellie Chowns vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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 Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Dr Ellie Chowns and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 33% of the time, based on 294 shared comparable votes.

96 same votes 198 different votes 294 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 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 88% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 52% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
2 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
12 Aye 13 No
Housing 44% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 11 No
Defence 33% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 5 No
Migration 0% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
0 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 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
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 417 of 649
458
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,665
2,361 eligible divisions
255
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
772
46.4 % of votes cast
203
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
893
53.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

205
+127.0 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 649
Appearances
56
-22.0 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 649
310
+171.5 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 649
Contributions
66
-72.5 vs Commons average
Rank 436 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
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£176,497
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
17
5 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
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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