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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 107 shared comparable votes.

106 same votes 1 different votes 107 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

59.9 %
13 % below average
Rank 583 of 648
Participation
33.5 %
40 % below average
Rank 636 of 648
1,386
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
176
526 eligible divisions
588
42.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
82
46.6 % of votes cast
798
57.6 % of votes cast
No votes
94
53.4 % of votes cast
72
5.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.6 % of votes cast
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
30
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 492 of 648
47
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 648
Contributions
33
-75.9 vs Commons average
Rank 533 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
£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
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
3 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
Migration
132 of 169 votes
#3
Tax
53 of 108 votes
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
#4
Defence
10 of 22 votes
Tax
220 of 318 votes
#5
Energy
7 of 17 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API