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Sir Christopher Chope vs Mr Will Forster

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
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Photograph of Mr Will Forster
Mr Will Forster
LD Woking

Voting alignment

Sir Christopher Chope and Mr Will Forster voted the same way 75% of the time, based on 197 shared comparable votes.

147 same votes 50 different votes 197 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
21 Aye 46 No
Tax 96% aligned 67 shared votes
24 Aye 43 No
5 Aye 11 No
Education 94% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 6 No
Defence 87% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 85% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 5 No
Housing 83% aligned 6 shared votes
0 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 7 No
Energy 14% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 9 No
Benefits 67% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 3 No
Transport 67% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 1 No
Trade 67% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 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
74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 324 of 649
1,397
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
424
568 eligible divisions
593
42.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
225
53.1 % of votes cast
804
57.6 % of votes cast
No votes
199
46.9 % of votes cast
73
5.2 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.9 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

33
-42.1 vs Commons average
Rank 521 of 649
Appearances
164
+88.9 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 649
32
-101.3 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 649
Contributions
210
+76.7 vs Commons average
Rank 107 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
£153,282
all imported IPSA years
£249,241
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£153,282
32 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
132 of 169 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
#4
Trade
5 of 5 votes
Tax
220 of 321 votes
#5
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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