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Sir Christopher Chope vs Gregory Stafford

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 Gregory Stafford
Gregory Stafford
Con Farnham and Bordon

Voting alignment

Sir Christopher Chope and Gregory Stafford voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 201 shared comparable votes.

201 same votes 0 different votes 201 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
25 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
25 Aye 51 No
15 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
25 Aye 51 No
15 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

59.4 %
13 % below average
Rank 579 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 290 of 649
1,402
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
437
575 eligible divisions
596
42.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
202
46.2 % of votes cast
806
57.5 % of votes cast
No votes
235
53.8 % of votes cast
73
5.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

44
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 650
Appearances
143
+65.1 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 650
42
-96.3 vs Commons average
Rank 530 of 650
Contributions
281
+142.7 vs Commons average
Rank 58 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,114,098
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£192,386
all imported IPSA years
£249,241
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£192,386
15 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
304
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Tax
100 of 111 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#3
Work / Employment
33 of 39 votes
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
#4
Education
41 of 50 votes
Tax
220 of 321 votes
#5
Energy
16 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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