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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 190 shared comparable votes.

190 same votes 0 different votes 190 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 13 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 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 13 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 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

59.9 %
13 % below average
Rank 583 of 648
Participation
76.8 %
4 % above average
Rank 280 of 648
1,386
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
404
526 eligible divisions
588
42.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
181
44.8 % of votes cast
798
57.6 % of votes cast
No votes
223
55.2 % of votes cast
72
5.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

31
-29.4 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 648
Appearances
107
+46.6 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 648
47
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 648
Contributions
214
+105.1 vs Commons average
Rank 65 of 648

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
2
2 registered categories
0
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
Tax
98 of 108 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
53 of 61 votes
Migration
132 of 169 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
#4
Transport
18 of 21 votes
Tax
220 of 318 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 37 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 Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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