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Sir Christopher Chope vs Freddie van Mierlo

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


Voting alignment

Sir Christopher Chope and Freddie van Mierlo voted the same way 64% of the time, based on 118 shared comparable votes.

75 same votes 43 different votes 118 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
5 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 94% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 19 No
Tax 91% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 3 No
Education 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 8 No
Benefits 78% aligned 9 shared votes
1 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
0 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 2 No
Transport 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 1 No
Defence 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 8 No
Benefits 78% aligned 9 shared votes
1 Aye 8 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
41.4%
31% below average
Rank 633 of 649
1,409
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
244
590 eligible divisions
600
42.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
134
54.9% of votes cast
809
57.4% of votes cast
No votes
110
45.1% of votes cast
73
5.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
29 years, 5 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
89
+6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 649
42
-101.5 vs Commons average
Rank 537 of 649
Contributions
116
-27.5 vs Commons average
Rank 282 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
£177,310
all imported IPSA years
£249,241
10% above average
Latest expenses
£177,310
22% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#3
Benefits
19 of 30 votes
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
#4
Energy
10 of 20 votes
Tax
220 of 322 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
2 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API