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Sir Christopher Chope vs Chris Coghlan

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


Voting alignment

Sir Christopher Chope and Chris Coghlan voted the same way 73% of the time, based on 140 shared comparable votes.

102 same votes 38 different votes 140 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
3 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
20 Aye 32 No
Tax 94% aligned 52 shared votes
23 Aye 29 No
5 Aye 9 No
Education 93% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 5 No
Defence 91% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 80% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Migration 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 4 No
Energy 25% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 3 No
Benefits 40% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 2 No
Transport 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 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
52.4%
20% below average
Rank 616 of 649
1,409
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
309
590 eligible divisions
600
42.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
181
58.6% of votes cast
809
57.4% of votes cast
No votes
128
41.4% of votes cast
73
5.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% 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
59
-23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 649
42
-101.5 vs Commons average
Rank 537 of 649
Contributions
71
-72.5 vs Commons average
Rank 440 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
£188,989
all imported IPSA years
£249,241
10% above average
Latest expenses
£188,989
16% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#3
Work / Employment
27 of 39 votes
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
#4
Education
33 of 50 votes
Tax
220 of 322 votes
#5
Tax
70 of 112 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