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Andrew Western vs Sir Christopher Chope

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

Photograph of Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston
vs
Photograph of Sir Christopher Chope
Sir Christopher Chope
Con Christchurch

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Sir Christopher Chope voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 349 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 342 different votes 349 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 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 4% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 44 No
Migration 2% aligned 55 shared votes
43 Aye 12 No
46 Aye 26 No
Tax 1% aligned 72 shared votes
25 Aye 47 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 6 No
Energy 0% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 2 No
Benefits 0% aligned 13 shared votes
2 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

74.5 %
1 % above average
Rank 334 of 648
Participation
59.9 %
13 % below average
Rank 583 of 648
677
909 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,386
2,312 eligible divisions
335
49.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
588
42.4 % of votes cast
342
50.5 % of votes cast
No votes
798
57.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
72
5.2 % of votes cast
3 years, 5 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 648
Appearances
31
-29.4 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 648
243
+134.1 vs Commons average
Rank 50 of 648
Contributions
47
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£577,200
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,114,098
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£249,241
10 % above average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Democracy / Parliament
13 of 13 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
192 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Defence
30 of 31 votes
#3
Migration
132 of 169 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 43 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#5
Tax
220 of 318 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
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
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
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