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Fred Thomas vs Sir Christopher Chope

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

Photograph of Fred Thomas
Fred Thomas
Lab Plymouth Moor View
vs
Photograph of Sir Christopher Chope
Sir Christopher Chope
Con Christchurch

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Sir Christopher Chope voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 196 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 193 different votes 196 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 3 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
52 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
23 Aye 52 No
14 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
23 Aye 52 No
14 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 1 No
Benefits 0% aligned 11 shared votes
1 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

68.5 %
4 % below average
Rank 458 of 649
Participation
59.3 %
13 % below average
Rank 579 of 649
389
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,397
2,354 eligible divisions
228
58.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
593
42.4 % of votes cast
161
41.4 % of votes cast
No votes
804
57.6 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % 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

42
-33.2 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 649
Appearances
38
-37.2 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 649
55
-78.4 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 649
Contributions
52
-81.4 vs Commons average
Rank 485 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£225,625
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,114,098
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£249,241
10 % above average
8
4 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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
192 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#3
Migration
132 of 169 votes
Tax
90 of 111 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
Defence
27 of 34 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
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API