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Sir Christopher Chope vs Matt Bishop

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


Voting alignment

Sir Christopher Chope and Matt Bishop voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 149 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 146 different votes 149 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
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 11% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
21 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
43 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
43 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 8 No
Energy 0% aligned 10 shared votes
8 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
57.0 %
16 % below average
Rank 598 of 648
1,386
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
300
526 eligible divisions
588
42.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
139
46.3 % of votes cast
798
57.6 % of votes cast
No votes
161
53.7 % of votes cast
72
5.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
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
30
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 648
47
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 648
Contributions
37
-71.9 vs Commons average
Rank 518 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
£157,583
all imported IPSA years
£249,241
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£157,583
30 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
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
Defence
18 of 22 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Energy
13 of 17 votes
Migration
132 of 169 votes
#3
Trade
3 of 4 votes
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
#4
Migration
8 of 11 votes
Tax
220 of 318 votes
#5
Tax
77 of 108 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API