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Sir Christopher Chope vs Priti Patel

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


Voting alignment

Sir Christopher Chope and Priti Patel voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 962 shared comparable votes.

938 same votes 24 different votes 962 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
58 Aye 114 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
58 Aye 114 No
21 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 69 shared votes
21 Aye 48 No
17 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 8 No
Energy 92% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 16 No
Housing 96% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
65 Aye 22 No
Migration 97% aligned 87 shared votes
62 Aye 25 No
18 Aye 30 No
Trade 98% aligned 48 shared votes
17 Aye 31 No
60 Aye 105 No
Tax 99% aligned 165 shared votes
60 Aye 105 No

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

Voting record

59.5%
13% below average
Rank 576 of 650
Participation
61.5%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 650
1,437
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,487
2,417 eligible divisions
610
42.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
679
45.7% of votes cast
827
57.6% of votes cast
No votes
808
54.3% of votes cast
73
5.1% of votes cast
Against party
14
0.9% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

71
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 650
Appearances
65
-29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
70
-94.6 vs Commons average
Rank 476 of 650
Contributions
88
-76.6 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,114,098
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£249,241
10% above average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
12
3 registered categories
304
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
193 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
189 of 212 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#2
Trade
73 of 94 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 82 votes
#3
Housing
52 of 67 votes
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Tax
228 of 331 votes
#5
Defence
47 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API