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Sir Christopher Chope vs Rupert Lowe

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


Voting alignment

Sir Christopher Chope and Rupert Lowe voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 111 shared comparable votes.

110 same votes 1 different votes 111 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
18 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 46 shared votes
18 Aye 28 No
8 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 3 No
Defence 100% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 5 No
Energy 100% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 46 shared votes
18 Aye 28 No
8 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 3 No
Defence 100% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 5 No
Energy 100% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 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
33.2 %
39 % below average
Rank 638 of 649
1,402
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
191
575 eligible divisions
596
42.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
92
48.2 % of votes cast
806
57.5 % of votes cast
No votes
99
51.8 % of votes cast
73
5.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.5 % 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
33
-44.9 vs Commons average
Rank 530 of 650
42
-96.3 vs Commons average
Rank 530 of 650
Contributions
42
-96.3 vs Commons average
Rank 525 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
£147,223
all imported IPSA years
£249,241
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£147,223
35 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
60
8 registered categories
304
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
3 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#3
Tax
55 of 111 votes
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
#4
Energy
9 of 20 votes
Tax
220 of 321 votes
#5
Trade
3 of 7 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API