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Sir Christopher Chope vs Robin Swann

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 Robin Swann
Robin Swann
UUP South Antrim

Voting alignment

Sir Christopher Chope and Robin Swann voted the same way 85% of the time, based on 205 shared comparable votes.

175 same votes 30 different votes 205 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
3 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
25 Aye 52 No
Tax 94% aligned 77 shared votes
30 Aye 47 No
16 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 86% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 3 No
Benefits 33% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 7 No
Energy 45% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 67% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 3 No
Transport 75% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 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
76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 284 of 649
1,402
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
438
575 eligible divisions
596
42.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
238
54.3 % of votes cast
806
57.5 % of votes cast
No votes
200
45.7 % of votes cast
73
5.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % 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
117
+39.1 vs Commons average
Rank 103 of 650
42
-96.3 vs Commons average
Rank 530 of 650
Contributions
144
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 194 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
£203,308
all imported IPSA years
£249,241
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,308
10 % 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
Trade
7 of 7 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#3
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
#4
Tax
96 of 111 votes
Tax
220 of 321 votes
#5
Defence
28 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
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
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Energy: original words stand part 12 Nov 2025
Energy
No
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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