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Dan Aldridge vs Sir Christopher Chope

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

Photograph of Dan Aldridge
Dan Aldridge
Lab Weston-super-Mare
vs
Photograph of Sir Christopher Chope
Sir Christopher Chope
Con Christchurch

Voting alignment

Dan Aldridge and Sir Christopher Chope voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 178 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 174 different votes 178 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
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 8% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
32 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
25 Aye 32 No
6 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
25 Aye 32 No
6 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 1 No
Housing 0% aligned 10 shared votes
1 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

67.6 %
5 % below average
Rank 470 of 649
Participation
59.3 %
13 % below average
Rank 579 of 649
384
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,397
2,354 eligible divisions
189
49.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
593
42.4 % of votes cast
195
50.8 % 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

13
-62.1 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 649
Appearances
33
-42.1 vs Commons average
Rank 521 of 649
16
-117.3 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 649
Contributions
32
-101.3 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£177,491
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,114,098
all imported IPSA years
£177,491
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£249,241
10 % above average
4
3 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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
192 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Housing
29 of 31 votes
#3
Migration
132 of 169 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
Work / Employment
30 of 37 votes
#5
Tax
220 of 321 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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