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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 211 shared comparable votes.

210 same votes 1 different votes 211 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 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
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 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

59.4 %
13 % below average
Rank 579 of 649
Participation
71.3 %
1 % below average
Rank 399 of 649
1,402
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
410
575 eligible divisions
596
42.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
185
45.1 % of votes cast
806
57.5 % of votes cast
No votes
225
54.9 % of votes cast
73
5.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

44
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 650
Appearances
70
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 650
42
-96.3 vs Commons average
Rank 530 of 650
Contributions
99
-39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 650

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
6
4 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
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
#4
Tax
91 of 111 votes
Tax
220 of 321 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API