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Sir Christopher Chope vs James McMurdock

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


Voting alignment

Sir Christopher Chope and James McMurdock voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 135 shared comparable votes.

134 same votes 1 different votes 135 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
18 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
18 Aye 47 No
6 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
2 Aye 8 No
Energy 100% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 2 No
Migration 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 2 No
Defence 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 93% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
18 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
18 Aye 47 No
6 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
2 Aye 8 No
Energy 100% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 2 No
Migration 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 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
41.4 %
31 % below average
Rank 634 of 649
1,402
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
238
575 eligible divisions
596
42.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
117
49.2 % of votes cast
806
57.5 % of votes cast
No votes
121
50.8 % of votes cast
73
5.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.4 % 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
25
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 650
42
-96.3 vs Commons average
Rank 530 of 650
Contributions
30
-108.3 vs Commons average
Rank 567 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
£171,670
all imported IPSA years
£249,241
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£171,670
24 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Energy
14 of 20 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#3
Migration
9 of 13 votes
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
#4
Tax
71 of 111 votes
Tax
220 of 321 votes
#5
Housing
19 of 31 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API