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David Smith vs Sir Christopher Chope

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


Voting alignment

David Smith and Sir Christopher Chope voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 184 shared comparable votes.

15 same votes 169 different votes 184 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
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 8% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
33 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
22 Aye 33 No
14 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
22 Aye 33 No
14 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 3 No
Energy 0% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

69.7%
3% below average
Rank 435 of 649
Participation
59.3%
13% below average
Rank 579 of 649
411
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,409
2,376 eligible divisions
202
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
600
42.6% of votes cast
209
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
809
57.4% of votes cast
16
3.9% of votes cast
Against party
73
5.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

74
-7.8 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 649
Appearances
49
-32.8 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 649
100
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 329 of 649
Contributions
42
-100.5 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£182,965
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,114,098
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19% below average
Latest expenses
£249,241
10% above average
5
2 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

#1
Brexit / EU
192 of 211 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Migration
133 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#5
Tax
220 of 322 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API