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Sir Christopher Chope vs Matt Vickers

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 Matt Vickers
Matt Vickers
Con Stockton West

Voting alignment

Sir Christopher Chope and Matt Vickers voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 732 shared comparable votes.

707 same votes 25 different votes 732 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
22 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
19 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 44 shared votes
19 Aye 25 No
17 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 21 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 25 shared votes
4 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 4 No
Environment / Climate 80% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 95% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 13 No
Trade 95% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 17 No
Housing 96% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 68 shared votes
29 Aye 39 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 576 of 650
Participation
78.2%
6% above average
Rank 238 of 650
1,437
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,333
1,704 eligible divisions
610
42.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
640
48.0% of votes cast
827
57.6% of votes cast
No votes
693
52.0% of votes cast
73
5.1% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

70
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 650
Appearances
126
+30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650
70
-96.4 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
Contributions
270
+103.6 vs Commons average
Rank 105 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
£1,218,799
all imported IPSA years
£249,241
10% above average
Latest expenses
£295,321
31% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
193 of 212 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
63 of 63 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
57 of 64 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 82 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 41 votes
Tax
228 of 332 votes
#5
Trade
48 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No rebel
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
No rebel
Draft Postal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2023 18 Jul 2023
Aye
No rebel
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
Aye
No rebel
Draft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Home Detention Curfew) Order 2023 22 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye rebel
Financial Markets and Services Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 7 Dec 2022
No
No rebel
Motion No. 4 - Health Protection (Coronavirus, restrictions) (Self-isolation) 30 Nov 2021
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
No
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
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