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Maureen Burke vs Sir Christopher Chope

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

Photograph of Maureen Burke
Maureen Burke
Lab Glasgow North East
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Photograph of Sir Christopher Chope
Sir Christopher Chope
Con Christchurch

Voting alignment

Maureen Burke and Sir Christopher Chope voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 150 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 146 different votes 150 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
4 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 12% aligned 17 shared votes
14 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
27 Aye 10 No
Tax 0% aligned 37 shared votes
10 Aye 27 No
13 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 10 No
Tax 0% aligned 37 shared votes
10 Aye 27 No
13 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 2 No
Energy 0% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 3 No
Transport 0% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

58.6%
14% below average
Rank 583 of 649
Participation
59.3%
13% below average
Rank 579 of 649
346
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,409
2,376 eligible divisions
145
41.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
600
42.6% of votes cast
201
58.1% of votes cast
No votes
809
57.4% of votes cast
3
0.9% 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

18
-65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 649
Appearances
50
-33.7 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 649
23
-122.9 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 649
Contributions
43
-102.9 vs Commons average
Rank 537 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£166,388
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,114,098
all imported IPSA years
£166,388
26% below 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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
192 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Transport
22 of 29 votes
#3
Migration
133 of 171 votes
Energy
15 of 20 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
Housing
23 of 32 votes
#5
Tax
220 of 322 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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