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Dr Al Pinkerton vs Sir Christopher Chope

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

Photograph of Dr Al Pinkerton
Dr Al Pinkerton
LD Surrey Heath
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Photograph of Sir Christopher Chope
Sir Christopher Chope
Con Christchurch

Voting alignment

Dr Al Pinkerton and Sir Christopher Chope voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 198 shared comparable votes.

159 same votes 39 different votes 198 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
24 Aye 43 No
Tax 96% aligned 67 shared votes
21 Aye 46 No
6 Aye 11 No
Education 94% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
0 Aye 9 No
Housing 89% aligned 9 shared votes
1 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 87% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 85% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 1 No
Energy 17% aligned 6 shared votes
0 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 3 No
Transport 67% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 9 No
Benefits 73% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

68.1%
4% below average
Rank 461 of 649
Participation
59.3%
13% below average
Rank 579 of 649
402
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,409
2,376 eligible divisions
208
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
600
42.6% of votes cast
194
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
809
57.4% of votes cast
13
3.2% 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

164
+82.2 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 649
Appearances
49
-32.8 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 649
191
+48.5 vs Commons average
Rank 140 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

£189,783
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,114,098
all imported IPSA years
£189,783
16% below average
Latest expenses
£249,241
10% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
2
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

Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
192 of 211 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#3
Migration
133 of 171 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#5
Tax
220 of 322 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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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