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Sir Christopher Chope vs Patrick Spencer

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 Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Con Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Voting alignment

Sir Christopher Chope and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 218 shared comparable votes.

218 same votes 0 different votes 218 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
28 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
28 Aye 35 No
15 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
2 Aye 11 No
2 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
28 Aye 35 No
15 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
2 Aye 11 No
2 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 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
70.3%
2% below average
Rank 424 of 649
1,409
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
415
590 eligible divisions
600
42.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
193
46.5% of votes cast
809
57.4% of votes cast
No votes
222
53.5% of votes cast
73
5.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% 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
10
-73.7 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 649
43
-102.9 vs Commons average
Rank 537 of 649
Contributions
10
-135.9 vs Commons average
Rank 624 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
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£249,241
10% above average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#3
Housing
28 of 32 votes
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Tax
220 of 322 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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