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Edward Morello vs Sir Christopher Chope

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

Photograph of Edward Morello
Edward Morello
LD West Dorset
vs
Photograph of Sir Christopher Chope
Sir Christopher Chope
Con Christchurch

Voting alignment

Edward Morello and Sir Christopher Chope voted the same way 71% of the time, based on 157 shared comparable votes.

112 same votes 45 different votes 157 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
21 Aye 30 No
Tax 94% aligned 51 shared votes
18 Aye 33 No
3 Aye 10 No
Education 92% aligned 13 shared votes
2 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 91% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 88% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 5 No
Defence 86% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 2 No
Migration 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 1 No
Energy 17% aligned 6 shared votes
0 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 9 No
Benefits 67% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

60.2%
12% below average
Rank 573 of 649
Participation
59.3%
13% below average
Rank 579 of 649
355
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,409
2,376 eligible divisions
190
53.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
600
42.6% of votes cast
165
46.5% of votes cast
No votes
809
57.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% 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

201
+118.7 vs Commons average
Rank 20 of 649
Appearances
49
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 453 of 649
256
+112.5 vs Commons average
Rank 81 of 649
Contributions
42
-101.5 vs Commons average
Rank 537 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£153,227
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,114,098
all imported IPSA years
£153,227
32% below average
Latest expenses
£249,241
10% above average
3
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

Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
192 of 211 votes
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#3
Migration
133 of 171 votes
Education
37 of 50 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
#5
Tax
220 of 322 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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
No
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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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