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Alistair Strathern vs Sir Christopher Chope

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

Photograph of Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin
vs
Photograph of Sir Christopher Chope
Sir Christopher Chope
Con Christchurch

Voting alignment

Alistair Strathern and Sir Christopher Chope voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 337 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 331 different votes 337 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
4 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 8% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 26 No
Migration 3% aligned 32 shared votes
25 Aye 7 No
21 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 39 shared votes
17 Aye 22 No
67 Aye 29 No
Tax 2% aligned 96 shared votes
27 Aye 69 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 3 No
Benefits 0% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 1 No
Housing 0% aligned 13 shared votes
1 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

79.5%
7% above average
Rank 211 of 650
Participation
59.5%
13% below average
Rank 576 of 650
636
800 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,437
2,417 eligible divisions
326
51.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
610
42.4% of votes cast
310
48.7% of votes cast
No votes
827
57.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
73
5.1% of votes cast
3 years, 0 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

88
-6.2 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650
Appearances
71
-23.2 vs Commons average
Rank 360 of 650
100
-64.1 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 650
Contributions
70
-94.1 vs Commons average
Rank 475 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£379,404
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,114,098
all imported IPSA years
£295,499
31% above average
Latest expenses
£249,241
10% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
304
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

Benefits
31 of 31 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
193 of 212 votes
Environment / Climate
12 of 12 votes
#2
Migration
133 of 171 votes
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
62 of 82 votes
Energy
24 of 25 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#5
Tax
228 of 331 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
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
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Motion to sit in private 7 Mar 2025
Tax
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API