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Dr Sam Rushworth vs Dr Ellie Chowns

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Dr Sam Rushworth
Dr Sam Rushworth
Lab Bishop Auckland
vs
Photograph of Dr Ellie Chowns
Dr Ellie Chowns
Green North Herefordshire

Voting alignment

Dr Sam Rushworth and Dr Ellie Chowns voted the same way 60% of the time, based on 374 shared comparable votes.

224 same votes 150 different votes 374 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
2 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
18 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 92% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 87% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 6 No
Energy 86% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
34 Aye 25 No
Tax 76% aligned 59 shared votes
32 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
23 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 39% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 10 No
Defence 44% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 46% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

72.7%
same as average
Rank 361 of 650
Participation
79.7%
7% above average
Rank 202 of 650
451
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
494
620 eligible divisions
225
49.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
277
56.1% of votes cast
226
50.1% of votes cast
No votes
217
43.9% of votes cast
16
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

75
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 650
Appearances
252
+162.0 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 650
153
-3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 650
Contributions
370
+213.4 vs Commons average
Rank 46 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£212,044
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£176,497
all imported IPSA years
£212,044
6% below average
Latest expenses
£176,497
22% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
17 of 17 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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