Compare

Josh Dean vs Dr Ellie Chowns

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

Photograph of Josh Dean
Josh Dean
Lab Hertford and Stortford
vs
Photograph of Dr Ellie Chowns
Dr Ellie Chowns
Green North Herefordshire

Voting alignment

Josh Dean and Dr Ellie Chowns voted the same way 63% of the time, based on 413 shared comparable votes.

261 same votes 152 different votes 413 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 1 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 91% aligned 33 shared votes
26 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 6 No
Energy 88% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 88% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 78% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 15% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
30 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 44% aligned 54 shared votes
26 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 53% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 58% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

93.4 %
21 % above average
Rank 7 of 650
Participation
79.2 %
7 % above average
Rank 220 of 650
526
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
446
563 eligible divisions
265
50.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
248
55.6 % of votes cast
261
49.6 % of votes cast
No votes
198
44.4 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % 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

52
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 376 of 650
Appearances
170
+99.1 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 650
60
-65.8 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 650
Contributions
259
+133.2 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£169,396
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£176,497
all imported IPSA years
£169,396
25 % below average
Latest expenses
£176,497
22 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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

Crime / Justice
61 of 61 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Housing
30 of 31 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
55 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API