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Sir Christopher Chope vs Elaine Stewart

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


Voting alignment

Sir Christopher Chope and Elaine Stewart voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 194 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 191 different votes 194 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 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 13% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
46 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
46 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 11 shared votes
9 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
61.5%
11% below average
Rank 564 of 649
1,409
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
363
590 eligible divisions
600
42.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
160
44.1% of votes cast
809
57.4% of votes cast
No votes
203
55.9% of votes cast
73
5.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% 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
25
-57.3 vs Commons average
Rank 574 of 649
42
-101.5 vs Commons average
Rank 537 of 649
Contributions
35
-108.5 vs Commons average
Rank 562 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
£207,074
all imported IPSA years
£249,241
10% above average
Latest expenses
£207,074
8% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Energy
16 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
25 of 32 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#3
Defence
26 of 34 votes
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
47 of 62 votes
Tax
220 of 322 votes
#5
Tax
81 of 112 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API