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Sir Christopher Chope vs Steve Witherden

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 Steve Witherden
Steve Witherden
Lab Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr

Voting alignment

Sir Christopher Chope and Steve Witherden voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 207 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 202 different votes 207 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
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 11% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 10 No
Benefits 8% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
46 Aye 20 No
6 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 8 No
Energy 0% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 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
80.3 %
8 % above average
Rank 194 of 649
1,397
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
456
568 eligible divisions
593
42.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
239
52.4 % of votes cast
804
57.6 % of votes cast
No votes
217
47.6 % of votes cast
73
5.2 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

38
-37.2 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 649
Appearances
58
-17.2 vs Commons average
Rank 360 of 649
52
-81.4 vs Commons average
Rank 485 of 649
Contributions
73
-60.4 vs Commons average
Rank 400 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
£141,271
all imported IPSA years
£249,241
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£141,271
38 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
304
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
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
132 of 169 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Tax
220 of 321 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API