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Sir Christopher Chope vs Shivani Raja

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 Shivani Raja
Shivani Raja
Con Leicester East

Voting alignment

Sir Christopher Chope and Shivani Raja voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 175 shared comparable votes.

175 same votes 0 different votes 175 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
16 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
16 Aye 45 No
14 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 14 shared votes
2 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 10 shared votes
1 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
16 Aye 45 No
14 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 14 shared votes
2 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 10 shared votes
1 Aye 9 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
61.0 %
12 % below average
Rank 574 of 648
1,386
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
321
526 eligible divisions
588
42.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
157
48.9 % of votes cast
798
57.6 % of votes cast
No votes
164
51.1 % of votes cast
72
5.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % 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
3
-57.4 vs Commons average
Rank 634 of 648
47
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 648
Contributions
3
-105.9 vs Commons average
Rank 631 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
£205,066
all imported IPSA years
£249,241
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£205,066
9 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Migration
132 of 169 votes
#3
Defence
18 of 22 votes
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
#4
Transport
16 of 21 votes
Tax
220 of 318 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API