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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
Ind Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Voting alignment

Sir Christopher Chope and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 196 shared comparable votes.

196 same votes 0 different votes 196 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
2 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
2 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 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
2 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
2 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

59.9 %
13 % below average
Rank 583 of 648
Participation
68.4 %
5 % below average
Rank 468 of 648
1,386
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
360
526 eligible divisions
588
42.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
161
44.7 % of votes cast
798
57.6 % of votes cast
No votes
199
55.3 % of votes cast
72
5.2 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

31
-29.4 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 648
Appearances
0
-60.4 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 648
47
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 648
Contributions
0
-108.9 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 648

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
0
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
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Migration
132 of 169 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
Tax
220 of 318 votes
#5
Transport
17 of 21 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API