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Andrew Cooper vs Sir Christopher Chope

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

Photograph of Andrew Cooper
Andrew Cooper
Lab Mid Cheshire
vs
Photograph of Sir Christopher Chope
Sir Christopher Chope
Con Christchurch

Voting alignment

Andrew Cooper and Sir Christopher Chope voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 243 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 237 different votes 243 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
0 Aye 3 No
Trade 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 8% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
18 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
28 Aye 53 No
13 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 3 No
Benefits 0% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

91.7 %
19 % above average
Rank 11 of 649
Participation
59.3 %
13 % below average
Rank 579 of 649
521
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,397
2,354 eligible divisions
264
50.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
593
42.4 % of votes cast
257
49.3 % of votes cast
No votes
804
57.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
73
5.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

70
-3.4 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 649
Appearances
37
-36.4 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 649
95
-35.3 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 649
Contributions
51
-79.3 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£180,143
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,114,098
all imported IPSA years
£180,143
20 % below average
Latest expenses
£249,241
10 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
192 of 211 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Migration
132 of 169 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#5
Tax
220 of 321 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 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
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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