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Dr Ellie Chowns vs Taiwo Owatemi

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 Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

Dr Ellie Chowns and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 60% of the time, based on 295 shared comparable votes.

178 same votes 117 different votes 295 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
26 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 97% aligned 30 shared votes
27 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 88% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 5 No
Energy 86% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
31 Aye 20 No
Tax 78% aligned 51 shared votes
36 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 9 No
Education 77% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 33% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
18 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 38% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 5 No
Defence 50% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 50% aligned 10 shared votes
3 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
75.3 %
3 % above average
Rank 306 of 649
458
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,237
1,643 eligible divisions
255
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
659
53.3 % of votes cast
203
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
578
46.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

206
+127.5 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 649
Appearances
5
-73.5 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 649
311
+171.6 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 649
Contributions
5
-134.4 vs Commons average
Rank 624 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
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£176,497
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#3
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
152 of 174 votes
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes
#5
Housing
45 of 53 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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