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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 1% of the time, based on 215 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 212 different votes 215 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 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 4 No
Migration 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

67.9%
5% below average
Rank 461 of 650
Participation
59.5%
13% below average
Rank 576 of 650
420
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,430
2,405 eligible divisions
243
57.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
610
42.7% of votes cast
177
42.1% of votes cast
No votes
820
57.3% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
73
5.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

47
-41.8 vs Commons average
Rank 485 of 650
Appearances
64
-24.8 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 650
66
-88.6 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 650
Contributions
59
-95.6 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 650

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
6
3 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 32 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
193 of 212 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
#2
Migration
133 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
62 of 82 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Tax
222 of 324 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
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