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John McDonnell vs Sir Christopher Chope

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

Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington
vs
Photograph of Sir Christopher Chope
Sir Christopher Chope
Con Christchurch

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Sir Christopher Chope voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,098 shared comparable votes.

41 same votes 1,057 different votes 1,098 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
9 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
101 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 162 shared votes
58 Aye 104 No
25 Aye 19 No
Trade 5% aligned 44 shared votes
19 Aye 25 No
45 Aye 39 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 84 shared votes
40 Aye 44 No
20 Aye 8 No
Benefits 4% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 94 No
Migration 0% aligned 119 shared votes
94 Aye 25 No
33 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 54 shared votes
21 Aye 33 No
13 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 234 of 648
Participation
59.9 %
13 % below average
Rank 583 of 648
1,829
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,386
2,312 eligible divisions
1,003
54.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
588
42.4 % of votes cast
826
45.2 % of votes cast
No votes
798
57.6 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
72
5.2 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

87
+26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 648
Appearances
31
-29.4 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 648
118
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 178 of 648
Contributions
47
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,114,098
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£249,241
10 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Defence
54 of 59 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
192 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 75 votes
#3
Migration
132 of 169 votes
Migration
151 of 169 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#5
Tax
220 of 318 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Data Use and Access Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 49D 22 May 2025
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 869): motion to annul 10 Sep 2024
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 1 Mar 2024
Tax
No
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