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Esther McVey vs Sir Christopher Chope

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

Photograph of Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton
vs
Photograph of Sir Christopher Chope
Sir Christopher Chope
Con Christchurch

Voting alignment

Esther McVey and Sir Christopher Chope voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 883 shared comparable votes.

867 same votes 16 different votes 883 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
53 Aye 98 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 151 shared votes
53 Aye 98 No
24 Aye 30 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 54 shared votes
24 Aye 30 No
11 Aye 22 No
Transport 100% aligned 33 shared votes
11 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 21 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 83% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 92% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
28 Aye 38 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 66 shared votes
25 Aye 41 No
9 Aye 13 No
Energy 95% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
72 Aye 26 No
Migration 97% aligned 98 shared votes
75 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

64.5%
8% below average
Rank 518 of 650
Participation
59.5%
13% below average
Rank 576 of 650
1,395
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,437
2,417 eligible divisions
641
45.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
610
42.4% of votes cast
754
54.1% of votes cast
No votes
827
57.6% of votes cast
54
3.9% of votes cast
Against party
73
5.1% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

139
+44.5 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 650
Appearances
71
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 650
182
+17.4 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 650
Contributions
70
-94.6 vs Commons average
Rank 476 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,114,098
all imported IPSA years
£295,931
31% above average
Latest expenses
£249,241
10% above average
8
3 registered categories
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

Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
193 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Migration
133 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
62 of 82 votes
Trade
71 of 90 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
Defence
54 of 71 votes
#5
Tax
228 of 331 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sept 2023
No rebel
Aye rebel
Health and Care Bill Report Stage: Amendment 10 23 Nov 2021
NHS / Health
No
Aye rebel
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 98 5 Jul 2021
Crime / Justice
No
Aye rebel
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 89 5 Jul 2021
Crime / Justice
No
Aye rebel
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 31 5 Jul 2021
Crime / Justice
No
No
Trade Bill: Amendment (a) to the motion to insist on Amendments 3C and 3D and disagree with Lords Amendment 3E 22 Mar 2021
Trade
Aye rebel
Aye
Value Added Tax (Reduced Rate) (Energy-Saving Materials) Order 2019 (SI 2019 No. 958) 25 Jun 2019
Energy Tax
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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