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Sir Christopher Chope vs Alistair Strathern

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 Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin

Voting alignment

Sir Christopher Chope and Alistair Strathern voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 297 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 291 different votes 297 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 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 8% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
25 Aye 7 No
Migration 3% aligned 32 shared votes
6 Aye 26 No
15 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 63 No
Tax 2% aligned 90 shared votes
61 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 12 No
Benefits 0% aligned 15 shared votes
12 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 9 No
Energy 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 13 shared votes
12 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 2 No
Defence 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

59.9 %
13 % below average
Rank 583 of 648
Participation
79.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 229 of 648
1,386
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
552
695 eligible divisions
588
42.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
289
52.4 % of votes cast
798
57.6 % of votes cast
No votes
263
47.6 % of votes cast
72
5.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 7 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

31
-29.4 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 648
Appearances
54
-6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 648
47
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 648
Contributions
63
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,114,098
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£379,404
all imported IPSA years
£249,241
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£295,499
31 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
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
Benefits
31 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 25 votes
Migration
132 of 169 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 8 votes
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Tax
220 of 318 votes
#5
Energy
21 of 22 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Motion to sit in private 7 Mar 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 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API