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Sir Christopher Chope vs Lucy Rigby

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 Lucy Rigby
Lucy Rigby
Lab Northampton North

Voting alignment

Sir Christopher Chope and Lucy Rigby voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 161 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 158 different votes 161 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
2 Aye 1 No
Trade 33% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 2 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
20 Aye 44 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
44 Aye 20 No
1 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 12 shared votes
11 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 44 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
44 Aye 20 No
1 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 12 shared votes
11 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 8 No
Energy 0% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 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
58.1%
14% below average
Rank 585 of 649
1,409
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
343
590 eligible divisions
600
42.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
168
49.0% of votes cast
809
57.4% of votes cast
No votes
175
51.0% of votes cast
73
5.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

49
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 453 of 649
Appearances
55
-27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 649
42
-101.5 vs Commons average
Rank 537 of 649
Contributions
221
+77.5 vs Commons average
Rank 111 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
£163,015
all imported IPSA years
£249,241
10% above average
Latest expenses
£163,015
28% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Transport
23 of 29 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#3
Housing
23 of 32 votes
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
#4
Energy
14 of 20 votes
Tax
220 of 322 votes
#5
Tax
78 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
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
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