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Sir Christopher Chope vs Rebecca Paul

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


Voting alignment

Sir Christopher Chope and Rebecca Paul voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 194 shared comparable votes.

193 same votes 1 different votes 194 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 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
21 Aye 39 No
10 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
2 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
2 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
21 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
21 Aye 39 No
10 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
2 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
2 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

59.4 %
13 % below average
Rank 579 of 649
Participation
78.8 %
6 % above average
Rank 228 of 649
1,402
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
453
575 eligible divisions
596
42.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
202
44.6 % of votes cast
806
57.5 % of votes cast
No votes
251
55.4 % of votes cast
73
5.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

44
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 650
Appearances
100
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 650
42
-96.3 vs Commons average
Rank 530 of 650
Contributions
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 191 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
£124,847
all imported IPSA years
£249,241
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£124,847
45 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Tax
220 of 321 votes
#5
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API