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Sir Christopher Chope vs Mike Tapp

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


Voting alignment

Sir Christopher Chope and Mike Tapp voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 220 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 214 different votes 220 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
4 Aye 3 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 8% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 52 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
52 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 52 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
52 Aye 23 No
6 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 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
76.9%
4% above average
Rank 268 of 649
1,409
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
454
590 eligible divisions
600
42.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
226
49.8% of votes cast
809
57.4% of votes cast
No votes
228
50.2% of votes cast
73
5.2% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.7% 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
58
-25.7 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 649
43
-102.9 vs Commons average
Rank 537 of 649
Contributions
120
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 273 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
£191,918
all imported IPSA years
£249,241
10% above average
Latest expenses
£191,918
15% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Tax
220 of 322 votes
#5
Energy
18 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API