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Sir Keir Starmer vs Sir Christopher Chope

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Sir Keir Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer
Lab Holborn and St Pancras
vs
Photograph of Sir Christopher Chope
Sir Christopher Chope
Con Christchurch

Voting alignment

Sir Keir Starmer and Sir Christopher Chope voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 556 shared comparable votes.

28 same votes 528 different votes 556 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
Energy 33% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 6 No
Housing 14% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
94 Aye 52 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 146 shared votes
49 Aye 97 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 28 No
Migration 0% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

38.4 %
35 % below average
Rank 633 of 647
Participation
59.7 %
13 % below average
Rank 583 of 647
893
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,386
2,323 eligible divisions
545
61.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
588
42.4 % of votes cast
348
39.0 % of votes cast
No votes
798
57.6 % of votes cast
2
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
72
5.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

44
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 647
Appearances
31
-32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 504 of 647
1,405
+1291.2 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 647
Contributions
47
-66.8 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,930,144
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,114,098
all imported IPSA years
£232,065
3 % above average
Latest expenses
£249,241
10 % above average
15
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
266
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
161 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
192 of 211 votes
Trade
51 of 88 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
25 of 45 votes
#3
Migration
132 of 169 votes
Foreign Affairs
37 of 69 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
Transport
42 of 91 votes
#5
Tax
220 of 318 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
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
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
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
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) 2 Dec 2025
Tax Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
No
Health and Social Care Levy (Ways and Means) 8 Sep 2021
No
No
Fire Safety Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4L 28 Apr 2021
No
No
Fire Safety Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 4B, 4C, 4D and 4E 22 Mar 2021
No
Aye
Trade Bill: Amendment (a) to the motion to insist on Amendments 3C and 3D and disagree with Lords Amendment 3E 22 Mar 2021
Trade
Aye
Aye
European Union (Future Relationship) Bill: Third Reading 30 Dec 2020
Aye
Aye
European Union (Future Relationship) Bill: Second Reading 30 Dec 2020
Aye
Aye
Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill: Report stage: Amendment 1 10 Mar 2020
Housing
Aye
Aye
Early Parliamentary General Election Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2019
Aye
No
Amendment 19 to the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill 4 Sep 2019
Brexit / EU
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API