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Sir Christopher Chope vs Blake Stephenson

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


Voting alignment

Sir Christopher Chope and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 201 shared comparable votes.

200 same votes 1 different votes 201 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
26 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
26 Aye 49 No
12 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 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
26 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
26 Aye 49 No
12 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 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
71.7 %
2 % below average
Rank 397 of 648
1,386
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
377
526 eligible divisions
588
42.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
166
44.0 % of votes cast
798
57.6 % of votes cast
No votes
211
56.0 % of votes cast
72
5.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

31
-29.4 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 648
Appearances
71
+10.6 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 648
47
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 648
Contributions
91
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 259 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
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£249,241
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Transport
18 of 21 votes
Migration
132 of 169 votes
#3
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
#4
Tax
89 of 108 votes
Tax
220 of 318 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
50 of 61 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API