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Dr Ellie Chowns vs Stephen Doughty

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 Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth

Voting alignment

Dr Ellie Chowns and Stephen Doughty voted the same way 64% of the time, based on 215 shared comparable votes.

138 same votes 77 different votes 215 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
14 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 1 No
Energy 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 1 No
Housing 88% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
14 Aye 20 No
Tax 76% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
5 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 13% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 4 No
Benefits 38% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
12 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 54% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 10 No
Defence 62% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 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
66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 483 of 649
458
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,577
2,361 eligible divisions
255
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
57.4 % of votes cast
203
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
672
42.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
17
1.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
13 years, 8 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

205
+126.5 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 649
Appearances
81
+2.5 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 649
309
+169.7 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 649
Contributions
364
+224.7 vs Commons average
Rank 41 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
£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
£176,497
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£294,894
30 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
177 of 211 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
55 of 71 votes
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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