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Ruth Cadbury vs Sir Christopher Chope

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

Photograph of Ruth Cadbury
Ruth Cadbury
Lab Brentford and Isleworth
vs
Photograph of Sir Christopher Chope
Sir Christopher Chope
Con Christchurch

Voting alignment

Ruth Cadbury and Sir Christopher Chope voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,036 shared comparable votes.

38 same votes 998 different votes 1,036 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
6 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 14% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
24 Aye 20 No
Trade 7% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 6% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 3 No
Housing 5% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
116 Aye 60 No
Tax 4% aligned 176 shared votes
57 Aye 119 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 78 No
Migration 0% aligned 105 shared votes
78 Aye 27 No
26 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No
26 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
10 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

75.0%
2% above average
Rank 311 of 649
Participation
59.3%
13% below average
Rank 579 of 649
1,781
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,409
2,376 eligible divisions
990
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
600
42.6% of votes cast
791
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
809
57.4% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
73
5.2% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

65
-18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 650
Appearances
50
-33.6 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 650
73
-72.7 vs Commons average
Rank 435 of 650
Contributions
43
-102.7 vs Commons average
Rank 537 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,114,098
all imported IPSA years
£293,505
30% above average
Latest expenses
£249,241
10% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
1
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
59 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
192 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#3
Migration
133 of 171 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
Education
78 of 96 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
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
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
No
Motion to sit in private 11 Jul 2025
Tax
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Motion to sit in private 1 Mar 2024
Tax
No
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sept 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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