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Sir Christopher Chope vs Alison Taylor

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

Photograph of Sir Christopher Chope
Sir Christopher Chope
Con Christchurch
vs
Photograph of Alison Taylor
Alison Taylor
Lab Paisley and Renfrewshire North

Voting alignment

Sir Christopher Chope and Alison Taylor voted the same way 12% of the time, based on 137 shared comparable votes.

17 same votes 120 different votes 137 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
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 17% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 3 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 11% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 29 No
Tax 3% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 6 No
Energy 0% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 0 No
Defence 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

59.3%
13% below average
Rank 579 of 649
Participation
46.9%
26% below average
Rank 626 of 649
1,409
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
277
590 eligible divisions
600
42.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
118
42.6% of votes cast
809
57.4% of votes cast
No votes
159
57.4% of votes cast
73
5.2% of votes cast
Against party
14
5.1% of votes cast
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

49
-32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 649
Appearances
53
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 649
42
-100.3 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 649
Contributions
76
-66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,114,098
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£192,583
all imported IPSA years
£249,241
10% above average
Latest expenses
£192,583
15% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
304
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Brexit / EU
192 of 211 votes
#1
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#3
Migration
9 of 13 votes
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
#4
Housing
22 of 32 votes
Tax
220 of 322 votes
#5
Transport
18 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 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
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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