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Julia Lopez vs Sir Christopher Chope

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

Photograph of Julia Lopez
Julia Lopez
Con Hornchurch and Upminster
vs
Photograph of Sir Christopher Chope
Sir Christopher Chope
Con Christchurch

Voting alignment

Julia Lopez and Sir Christopher Chope voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,079 shared comparable votes.

1,047 same votes 32 different votes 1,079 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
60 Aye 107 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
60 Aye 107 No
24 Aye 33 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 57 shared votes
24 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 22 No
Transport 100% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 18 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 16 No
Housing 96% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 20 No
Education 96% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 22 No
Energy 97% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 No
89 Aye 34 No
Migration 98% aligned 123 shared votes
92 Aye 31 No
15 Aye 33 No
Trade 98% aligned 48 shared votes
16 Aye 32 No

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

Voting record

83.3%
11% above average
Rank 122 of 650
Participation
59.3%
13% below average
Rank 576 of 650
1,806
2,167 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,437
2,422 eligible divisions
865
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
610
42.4% of votes cast
941
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
827
57.6% of votes cast
14
0.8% 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

35
-60.6 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 650
Appearances
70
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 650
46
-120.4 vs Commons average
Rank 549 of 650
Contributions
70
-96.4 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,261,152
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,114,098
all imported IPSA years
£227,011
same as average
Latest expenses
£249,241
10% above average
1
1 registered category
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

Brexit / EU
186 of 189 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
193 of 212 votes
Migration
151 of 163 votes
#2
Migration
133 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
62 of 82 votes
Trade
82 of 90 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 47 votes
#5
Tax
228 of 332 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
Draft Postal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2023 18 Jul 2023
No rebel
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
No rebel
Aye
Draft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Home Detention Curfew) Order 2023 22 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
Financial Markets and Services Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 7 Dec 2022
Aye rebel
Aye
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Aye
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
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
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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