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Sir Christopher Chope vs Mr Angus MacDonald

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


Voting alignment

Sir Christopher Chope and Mr Angus MacDonald voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 156 shared comparable votes.

125 same votes 31 different votes 156 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
3 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 39 No
Tax 94% aligned 53 shared votes
17 Aye 36 No
4 Aye 10 No
Education 93% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 6 No
Defence 92% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 81% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 5 No
Energy 20% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 2 No
Transport 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 8 No
Benefits 70% aligned 10 shared votes
1 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 81% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 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
59.5%
13% below average
Rank 578 of 649
1,409
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
351
590 eligible divisions
600
42.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
187
53.3% of votes cast
809
57.4% of votes cast
No votes
164
46.7% of votes cast
73
5.2% of votes cast
Against party
15
4.3% 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
56
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 649
43
-102.9 vs Commons average
Rank 537 of 649
Contributions
78
-67.9 vs Commons average
Rank 415 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
£196,056
all imported IPSA years
£249,241
10% above average
Latest expenses
£196,056
13% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 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
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
#4
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Tax
220 of 322 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API