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Sir Christopher Chope vs Dan Tomlinson

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 Dan Tomlinson
Dan Tomlinson
Lab Chipping Barnet

Voting alignment

Sir Christopher Chope and Dan Tomlinson voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 164 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 154 different votes 164 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
2 Aye 3 No
Trade 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
18 Aye 46 No
Tax 2% aligned 64 shared votes
45 Aye 19 No
2 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 15 shared votes
13 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 15 shared votes
13 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 3 No
Defence 0% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 3 No
Benefits 0% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 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
61.7%
11% below average
Rank 562 of 649
1,409
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
364
590 eligible divisions
600
42.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
179
49.2% of votes cast
809
57.4% of votes cast
No votes
185
50.8% of votes cast
73
5.2% of votes cast
Against party
6
1.6% 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
83
+0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 649
42
-101.5 vs Commons average
Rank 537 of 649
Contributions
477
+333.5 vs Commons average
Rank 24 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
£225,538
all imported IPSA years
£249,241
10% above average
Latest expenses
£225,538
same as average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
304
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Transport
25 of 29 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#3
Housing
26 of 32 votes
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Tax
220 of 322 votes
#5
Defence
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 7 Mar 2025
Tax
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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