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Sir Christopher Chope vs Kim Leadbeater

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 Kim Leadbeater
Kim Leadbeater
Lab Spen Valley

Voting alignment

Sir Christopher Chope and Kim Leadbeater voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 575 shared comparable votes.

12 same votes 563 different votes 575 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
6 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 10 No
Trade 8% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
16 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 4% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 34 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 61 shared votes
34 Aye 27 No
68 Aye 24 No
Migration 1% aligned 92 shared votes
23 Aye 69 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 19 No
Energy 0% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 20 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 22 shared votes
20 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 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
83.2 %
10 % above average
Rank 143 of 648
1,386
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,061
1,276 eligible divisions
588
42.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
554
52.2 % of votes cast
798
57.6 % of votes cast
No votes
507
47.8 % 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
4 years, 11 months
Since 1 Jul 2021

Debates

31
-29.4 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 648
Appearances
4
-56.4 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 648
47
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 648
Contributions
8
-100.9 vs Commons average
Rank 624 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
£1,032,995
all imported IPSA years
£249,241
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£309,696
37 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
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
Defence
39 of 40 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Education
62 of 64 votes
Migration
132 of 169 votes
#3
NHS / Health
37 of 40 votes
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
129 of 141 votes
Tax
220 of 318 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
28 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Financial Markets and Services Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 7 Dec 2022
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: the State Pension triple lock 8 Nov 2022
Aye
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