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Sir Christopher Chope vs John Cooper

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


Voting alignment

Sir Christopher Chope and John Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 227 shared comparable votes.

226 same votes 1 different votes 227 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
27 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
27 Aye 50 No
9 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
2 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
2 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 89% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
27 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
27 Aye 50 No
9 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
2 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
2 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

59.3%
13% below average
Rank 579 of 649
Participation
72.2%
same as average
Rank 374 of 649
1,409
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
426
590 eligible divisions
600
42.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
180
42.3% of votes cast
809
57.4% of votes cast
No votes
246
57.7% of votes cast
73
5.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

50
-33.7 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 649
Appearances
98
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 649
43
-102.9 vs Commons average
Rank 537 of 649
Contributions
115
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,114,098
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£154,450
all imported IPSA years
£249,241
10% above average
Latest expenses
£154,450
32% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
304
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
#4
Tax
220 of 322 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API