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Sir Christopher Chope vs Gregor Poynton

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 Gregor Poynton
Gregor Poynton
Lab Livingston

Voting alignment

Sir Christopher Chope and Gregor Poynton voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 210 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 205 different votes 210 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
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
16 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 44 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
44 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 44 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
44 Aye 21 No
6 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 8 No
Energy 0% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 7 No
Benefits 0% aligned 9 shared votes
7 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
90.2%
18% above average
Rank 18 of 649
1,409
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
532
590 eligible divisions
600
42.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
270
50.8% of votes cast
809
57.4% of votes cast
No votes
262
49.2% 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
3
-79.3 vs Commons average
Rank 634 of 649
42
-101.5 vs Commons average
Rank 537 of 649
Contributions
3
-140.5 vs Commons average
Rank 630 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
£226,851
all imported IPSA years
£249,241
10% above average
Latest expenses
£226,851
same as 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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Tax
220 of 322 votes
#5
Migration
13 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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 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
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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