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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 132 shared comparable votes.

131 same votes 1 different votes 132 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
3 Aye 2 No
Migration 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 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
3 Aye 2 No
Migration 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 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
43.2 %
30 % below average
Rank 632 of 648
1,386
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
227
526 eligible divisions
588
42.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
108
47.6 % of votes cast
798
57.6 % of votes cast
No votes
119
52.4 % of votes cast
72
5.2 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
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
14
-46.4 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 648
47
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 648
Contributions
19
-89.9 vs Commons average
Rank 595 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
£171,670
all imported IPSA years
£249,241
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£171,670
24 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
8 of 11 votes
Migration
132 of 169 votes
#3
Energy
11 of 17 votes
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
#4
Tax
68 of 108 votes
Tax
220 of 318 votes
#5
Housing
19 of 31 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API