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Sir Christopher Chope vs Ben Maguire

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 Ben Maguire
Ben Maguire
LD North Cornwall

Voting alignment

Sir Christopher Chope and Ben Maguire voted the same way 73% of the time, based on 165 shared comparable votes.

120 same votes 45 different votes 165 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
1 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 12 No
Education 94% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 32 No
Tax 92% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
1 Aye 8 No
Housing 89% aligned 9 shared votes
0 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 6 No
Defence 87% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 6 No
Energy 17% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 3 No
Benefits 33% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 2 No
Transport 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Trade 67% aligned 3 shared votes
3 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
61.4 %
11 % below average
Rank 565 of 649
1,398
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
350
570 eligible divisions
594
42.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
189
54.0 % of votes cast
804
57.5 % of votes cast
No votes
161
46.0 % of votes cast
73
5.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

33
-42.1 vs Commons average
Rank 521 of 649
Appearances
94
+18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 153 of 649
32
-101.3 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 649
Contributions
107
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 276 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
£178,125
all imported IPSA years
£249,241
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,125
21 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
304
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
#4
Trade
4 of 5 votes
Tax
220 of 321 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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
No
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