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Sir Christopher Chope vs Seema Malhotra

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 Seema Malhotra
Seema Malhotra
Lab Feltham and Heston

Voting alignment

Sir Christopher Chope and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 987 shared comparable votes.

47 same votes 940 different votes 987 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
6 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 14% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
58 Aye 107 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 165 shared votes
102 Aye 63 No
6 Aye 18 No
Energy 4% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 15 No
Housing 4% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
46 Aye 96 No
Tax 4% aligned 142 shared votes
95 Aye 47 No
Most different by topic
88 Aye 28 No
Migration 0% aligned 116 shared votes
28 Aye 88 No
14 Aye 23 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 21 No
Transport 0% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

59.3%
13% below average
Rank 579 of 649
Participation
68.1%
4% below average
Rank 459 of 649
1,409
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,619
2,376 eligible divisions
600
42.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
907
56.0% of votes cast
809
57.4% of votes cast
No votes
712
44.0% of votes cast
73
5.2% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.8% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
14 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

49
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 453 of 649
Appearances
61
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 649
42
-101.5 vs Commons average
Rank 537 of 649
Contributions
333
+189.5 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,114,098
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£249,241
10% above average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
Tax
220 of 322 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
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