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Sir Christopher Chope vs Carla Lockhart

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 Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Sir Christopher Chope and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 74% of the time, based on 381 shared comparable votes.

283 same votes 98 different votes 381 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
0 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 8 shared votes
0 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 4 No
Transport 100% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 15 No
Energy 95% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 49 No
Tax 94% aligned 70 shared votes
21 Aye 49 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
7 Aye 6 No
Benefits 31% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
21 Aye 16 No
Migration 46% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 55% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
4 Aye 3 No
Trade 57% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 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
45.6 %
27 % below average
Rank 627 of 649
1,397
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
746
1,636 eligible divisions
593
42.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
51.3 % of votes cast
804
57.6 % of votes cast
No votes
363
48.7 % of votes cast
73
5.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

33
-42.1 vs Commons average
Rank 521 of 649
Appearances
170
+94.9 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 649
32
-101.3 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 649
Contributions
192
+58.7 vs Commons average
Rank 122 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
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£249,241
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
304
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
41 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Migration
132 of 169 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Tax
220 of 321 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill: Instruction (Scotland) 29 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill Report Stage: New Clause 39 27 Feb 2024
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Union (Deduction of Union Subscriptions from Wages in the Public Sector) Regulations 2023 31 Jan 2024
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Media Bill Report Stage: Amendment 88 30 Jan 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
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
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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