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Sir Christopher Chope vs Bobby Dean

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


Voting alignment

Sir Christopher Chope and Bobby Dean voted the same way 72% of the time, based on 184 shared comparable votes.

132 same votes 52 different votes 184 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
4 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 41 No
Tax 95% aligned 58 shared votes
20 Aye 38 No
9 Aye 5 No
Defence 86% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 85% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 80% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
0 Aye 6 No
Energy 17% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 3 No
Transport 67% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 8 No
Benefits 70% aligned 10 shared votes
1 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 80% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 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
69.2%
3% below average
Rank 447 of 649
1,409
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
408
590 eligible divisions
600
42.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
215
52.7% of votes cast
809
57.4% of votes cast
No votes
193
47.3% of votes cast
73
5.2% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5% of votes cast
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

49
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 453 of 649
Appearances
94
+11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 196 of 649
42
-101.5 vs Commons average
Rank 537 of 649
Contributions
108
-35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 317 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
£178,307
all imported IPSA years
£249,241
10% above average
Latest expenses
£178,307
21% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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
55 of 69 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
#4
Education
41 of 50 votes
Tax
220 of 322 votes
#5
Benefits
24 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API