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Rebecca Smith vs Sir Christopher Chope

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

Photograph of Rebecca Smith
Rebecca Smith
Con South West Devon
vs
Photograph of Sir Christopher Chope
Sir Christopher Chope
Con Christchurch

Voting alignment

Rebecca Smith and Sir Christopher Chope voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 195 shared comparable votes.

195 same votes 0 different votes 195 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
22 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
22 Aye 41 No
15 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
22 Aye 41 No
15 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

70.9%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 650
Participation
59.4%
13% below average
Rank 578 of 650
426
601 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,419
2,387 eligible divisions
200
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
604
42.6% of votes cast
226
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
815
57.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
73
5.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

157
+71.4 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 650
Appearances
51
-34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 650
281
+131.9 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 650
Contributions
46
-103.1 vs Commons average
Rank 531 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£213,132
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,114,098
all imported IPSA years
£213,132
6% below average
Latest expenses
£249,241
10% above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
2
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

Foreign Affairs
5 of 5 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
192 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
56 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#3
Migration
133 of 171 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
Tax
89 of 113 votes
#5
Tax
221 of 323 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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