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Chris Bryant vs Sir Christopher Chope

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

Photograph of Chris Bryant
Chris Bryant
Lab Rhondda and Ogmore
vs
Photograph of Sir Christopher Chope
Sir Christopher Chope
Con Christchurch

Voting alignment

Chris Bryant and Sir Christopher Chope voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 944 shared comparable votes.

42 same votes 902 different votes 944 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
6 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 5 No
Energy 9% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
29 Aye 18 No
Trade 6% aligned 47 shared votes
19 Aye 28 No
100 Aye 45 No
Tax 5% aligned 145 shared votes
42 Aye 103 No
35 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 56 shared votes
21 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 69 No
Migration 0% aligned 87 shared votes
69 Aye 18 No
32 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 53 shared votes
21 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

66.0%
7% below average
Rank 501 of 649
Participation
59.3%
13% below average
Rank 579 of 649
1,567
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,409
2,376 eligible divisions
891
56.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
600
42.6% of votes cast
676
43.1% of votes cast
No votes
809
57.4% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
73
5.2% of votes cast
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

84
+0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 242 of 650
Appearances
50
-33.6 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 650
452
+306.3 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 650
Contributions
43
-102.7 vs Commons average
Rank 537 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,807,799
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,114,098
all imported IPSA years
£277,046
22% above average
Latest expenses
£249,241
10% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
5
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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
192 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#3
Migration
133 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
Defence
52 of 71 votes
#5
Tax
220 of 322 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Motion to sit in private 7 Mar 2025
Tax
No
No
Motion to sit in private 6 Dec 2024
Tax
No
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sept 2023
Aye
Aye
Financial Markets and Services Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 7 Dec 2022
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: the State Pension triple lock 8 Nov 2022
Aye
Aye
Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]: Second Reading 12 Oct 2022
Aye
Aye
Copyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, Etc.) Bill: Second Reading: Closure 3 Dec 2021
Aye
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