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Richard Burgon vs Sir Christopher Chope

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

Photograph of Richard Burgon
Richard Burgon
Lab Leeds East
vs
Photograph of Sir Christopher Chope
Sir Christopher Chope
Con Christchurch

Voting alignment

Richard Burgon and Sir Christopher Chope voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,102 shared comparable votes.

55 same votes 1,047 different votes 1,102 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
8 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
103 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 164 shared votes
58 Aye 106 No
28 Aye 21 No
Trade 4% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
21 Aye 8 No
Benefits 3% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 11 No
Energy 3% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 90 No
Migration 0% aligned 116 shared votes
90 Aye 26 No
29 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 48 shared votes
19 Aye 29 No
26 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
13 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 35 shared votes
13 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

80.1%
7% above average
Rank 194 of 649
Participation
59.3%
13% below average
Rank 579 of 649
1,903
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,409
2,376 eligible divisions
1,042
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
600
42.6% of votes cast
861
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
809
57.4% of votes cast
45
2.4% of votes cast
Against party
73
5.2% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

84
+1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 649
Appearances
49
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 453 of 649
96
-47.5 vs Commons average
Rank 341 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

£2,305,544
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,114,098
all imported IPSA years
£301,574
33% above average
Latest expenses
£249,241
10% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
8
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

Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
192 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Migration
133 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#5
Tax
220 of 322 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
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