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Kim Leadbeater vs Sir Christopher Chope

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

Photograph of Kim Leadbeater
Kim Leadbeater
Lab Spen Valley
vs
Photograph of Sir Christopher Chope
Sir Christopher Chope
Con Christchurch

Voting alignment

Kim Leadbeater and Sir Christopher Chope voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 575 shared comparable votes.

12 same votes 563 different votes 575 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
3 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 4 No
Trade 8% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 4% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
34 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 61 shared votes
27 Aye 34 No
23 Aye 69 No
Migration 1% aligned 92 shared votes
68 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 22 shared votes
2 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 7 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

83.2 %
10 % above average
Rank 143 of 648
Participation
59.9 %
13 % below average
Rank 583 of 648
1,061
1,276 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,386
2,312 eligible divisions
554
52.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
588
42.4 % of votes cast
507
47.8 % of votes cast
No votes
798
57.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
72
5.2 % of votes cast
4 years, 11 months
Since 1 Jul 2021
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

4
-56.4 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 648
Appearances
31
-29.4 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 648
8
-100.9 vs Commons average
Rank 624 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

£1,032,995
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,114,098
all imported IPSA years
£309,696
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£249,241
10 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
1
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
39 of 40 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
192 of 211 votes
Education
62 of 64 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 40 votes
#3
Migration
132 of 169 votes
Crime / Justice
129 of 141 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
Foreign Affairs
28 of 31 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
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
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
Where they voted the same
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Financial Markets and Services Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 7 Dec 2022
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: the State Pension triple lock 8 Nov 2022
Aye
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