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Sir Christopher Chope vs Jim Shannon

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 Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Sir Christopher Chope and Jim Shannon voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 1,184 shared comparable votes.

948 same votes 236 different votes 1,184 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
0 Aye 4 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 17 No
Transport 97% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
65 Aye 121 No
Brexit / EU 93% aligned 186 shared votes
64 Aye 122 No
8 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 92% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 22 No
Energy 91% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 13 No
Housing 50% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
69 Aye 27 No
Migration 55% aligned 96 shared votes
62 Aye 34 No
12 Aye 22 No
Benefits 62% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 32 No
Foreign Affairs 66% aligned 50 shared votes
15 Aye 35 No
6 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 67% aligned 15 shared votes
7 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
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 649
1,402
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
596
42.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
806
57.5 % of votes cast
No votes
975
48.4 % of votes cast
73
5.2 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

44
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 650
Appearances
1,221
+1143.1 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
42
-96.3 vs Commons average
Rank 530 of 650
Contributions
1,524
+1385.7 vs Commons average
Rank 3 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
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£249,241
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
304
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Tax
220 of 321 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Devolution / Local Government Tax
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Government amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 2 13 Nov 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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