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Pam Cox vs Sir Christopher Chope

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

Photograph of Pam Cox
Pam Cox
Lab Colchester
vs
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Sir Christopher Chope
Con Christchurch

Voting alignment

Pam Cox and Sir Christopher Chope voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 233 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 228 different votes 233 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
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 3 No
Trade 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 8% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
25 Aye 53 No
14 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 2 No
Housing 0% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

86.4%
14% above average
Rank 65 of 649
Participation
59.3%
13% below average
Rank 579 of 649
510
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,409
2,376 eligible divisions
253
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
600
42.6% of votes cast
257
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
809
57.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
73
5.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

59
-23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 649
Appearances
49
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 453 of 649
74
-69.5 vs Commons average
Rank 425 of 649
Contributions
42
-101.5 vs Commons average
Rank 537 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£158,740
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,114,098
all imported IPSA years
£158,740
30% below average
Latest expenses
£249,241
10% above average
3
3 registered categories
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

Transport
29 of 29 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
192 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
133 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 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
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
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
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