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Sir Christopher Chope vs Ben Obese-Jecty

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


Voting alignment

Sir Christopher Chope and Ben Obese-Jecty voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 223 shared comparable votes.

222 same votes 1 different votes 223 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
25 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
25 Aye 47 No
14 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
1 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
25 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
25 Aye 47 No
14 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 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
74.4%
2% above average
Rank 325 of 649
1,409
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
439
590 eligible divisions
600
42.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
205
46.7% of votes cast
809
57.4% of votes cast
No votes
234
53.3% of votes cast
73
5.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

50
-33.7 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 649
Appearances
206
+122.3 vs Commons average
Rank 18 of 649
43
-102.9 vs Commons average
Rank 537 of 649
Contributions
265
+119.1 vs Commons average
Rank 80 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
£156,927
all imported IPSA years
£249,241
10% above average
Latest expenses
£156,927
31% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
304
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
#4
Tax
220 of 322 votes
#5
Education
41 of 50 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API