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Sir Christopher Chope vs Sarah Edwards

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 Sarah Edwards
Sarah Edwards
Lab Tamworth

Voting alignment

Sir Christopher Chope and Sarah Edwards voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 233 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 230 different votes 233 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
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
20 Aye 55 No
Tax 1% aligned 75 shared votes
54 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 5 No
Migration 0% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 No
2 Aye 10 No
Benefits 0% aligned 12 shared votes
10 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 5 No
Migration 0% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 No
2 Aye 10 No
Benefits 0% aligned 12 shared votes
10 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 11 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 11 shared votes
11 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 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
63.5 %
10 % below average
Rank 539 of 648
1,386
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
441
695 eligible divisions
588
42.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
256
58.0 % of votes cast
798
57.6 % of votes cast
No votes
185
42.0 % of votes cast
72
5.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 7 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

31
-29.4 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 648
Appearances
37
-23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 648
47
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 648
Contributions
59
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 410 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
£322,568
all imported IPSA years
£249,241
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£237,152
5 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 12 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
Migration
132 of 169 votes
#3
Work / Employment
33 of 43 votes
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
#4
Tax
94 of 135 votes
Tax
220 of 318 votes
#5
Migration
33 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API