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Sir Christopher Chope vs Christine Jardine

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 Christine Jardine
Christine Jardine
LD Edinburgh West

Voting alignment

Sir Christopher Chope and Christine Jardine voted the same way 16% of the time, based on 818 shared comparable votes.

132 same votes 686 different votes 818 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
5 Aye 17 No
Education 73% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 47% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
34 Aye 77 No
Tax 45% aligned 111 shared votes
55 Aye 56 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 42% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
1 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
87 Aye 28 No
Migration 0% aligned 115 shared votes
28 Aye 87 No
18 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 0% 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 581 of 649
Participation
66.2%
6% below average
Rank 497 of 649
1,402
2,366 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,398
2,111 eligible divisions
596
42.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
779
55.7% of votes cast
806
57.5% of votes cast
No votes
619
44.3% of votes cast
73
5.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

45
-33.7 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 649
Appearances
141
+62.3 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
40
-97.1 vs Commons average
Rank 534 of 649
Contributions
142
+4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 201 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
£1,941,958
all imported IPSA years
£249,241
10% above average
Latest expenses
£318,822
41% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
304
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
16
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
Brexit / EU
176 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 163 votes
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 46 votes
Tax
220 of 322 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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