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Gregory Stafford vs Sir Christopher Chope

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

Photograph of Gregory Stafford
Gregory Stafford
Con Farnham and Bordon
vs
Photograph of Sir Christopher Chope
Sir Christopher Chope
Con Christchurch

Voting alignment

Gregory Stafford and Sir Christopher Chope voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 210 shared comparable votes.

210 same votes 0 different votes 210 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
25 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
25 Aye 51 No
17 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
25 Aye 51 No
17 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

76.0%
3% above average
Rank 287 of 650
Participation
59.3%
13% below average
Rank 581 of 650
452
595 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,413
2,381 eligible divisions
210
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
602
42.6% of votes cast
242
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
811
57.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
73
5.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

148
+62.8 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 650
Appearances
50
-35.2 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 650
294
+145.4 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 650
Contributions
43
-105.6 vs Commons average
Rank 544 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£192,386
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,114,098
all imported IPSA years
£192,386
15% below average
Latest expenses
£249,241
10% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
5
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

Tax
101 of 112 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
192 of 211 votes
Crime / Justice
57 of 66 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
56 of 70 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 39 votes
#3
Migration
133 of 171 votes
Education
41 of 50 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#5
Tax
220 of 322 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API