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Sir Christopher Chope vs Andy Burnham

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 Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham
Lab Makerfield

Voting alignment

Sir Christopher Chope and Andy Burnham voted the same way 12% of the time, based on 94 shared comparable votes.

11 same votes 83 different votes 94 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
5 Aye 12 No
Brexit / EU 18% aligned 17 shared votes
15 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 13% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 9 No
Tax 0% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 1 No
Education 0% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 0 No
Housing 0% aligned 6 shared votes
0 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 9 No
Tax 0% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 1 No
Education 0% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 0 No
Housing 0% aligned 6 shared votes
0 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 3 No
Transport 0% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 4 No
Benefits 0% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 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
39.5%
33% below average
Rank 635 of 649
1,409
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
17
43 eligible divisions
600
42.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
9
52.9% of votes cast
809
57.4% of votes cast
No votes
8
47.1% of votes cast
73
5.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 months
Since 18 Jun 2026

Debates

49
-32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 649
Appearances
10
-71.7 vs Commons average
Rank 619 of 649
42
-100.3 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 649
Contributions
277
+134.7 vs Commons average
Rank 65 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
£1,183,202
all imported IPSA years
£249,241
10% above average
Latest expenses
£84,964
62% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
32
7 registered categories
304
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Environment / Climate
3 of 3 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
4 of 7 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#3
Trade
1 of 3 votes
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
#4
Transport
1 of 4 votes
Tax
220 of 322 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
0 of 4 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
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
Aye
Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993 19 Apr 2017
No
Aye
Technical and Further Education Bill: Lords Amendment 1 Motion to disagree 19 Apr 2017
Education
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill [Lords]: Report Stage Amendment 1 29 Mar 2017
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill [Lords]: Report Stage New Clause 2 29 Mar 2017
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill [Lords]: Report Stage New Clause 1 29 Mar 2017
Benefits
Aye
No
Bus Services Bill [Lords]: Report Stage Amendment 1 27 Mar 2017
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Early Parliamentary General Election 19 Apr 2017
Aye
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Aye
Opposition motion: The Government's plan for Brexit motion as amended 7 Dec 2016
Aye
Aye
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
Aye
No
Opposition Motion: Chilcot Inquiry and parliamentary accountability 30 Nov 2016
No
Aye
Closure Motion: Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill second reading 18 Nov 2016
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
Aye
Aye
Investigatory Powers Bill Third Reading 7 Jun 2016
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API