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Susan Murray vs Sir Christopher Chope

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


Voting alignment

Susan Murray and Sir Christopher Chope voted the same way 70% of the time, based on 179 shared comparable votes.

126 same votes 53 different votes 179 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 34 No
Tax 94% aligned 50 shared votes
13 Aye 37 No
4 Aye 10 No
Education 93% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 7 No
Defence 92% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 87% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 85% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 14% aligned 7 shared votes
0 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 3 No
Transport 60% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 9 No
Benefits 67% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

62.2%
10% below average
Rank 554 of 649
Participation
59.3%
13% below average
Rank 579 of 649
367
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,409
2,376 eligible divisions
201
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
600
42.6% of votes cast
166
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
809
57.4% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
73
5.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

78
-4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 649
Appearances
49
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 453 of 649
89
-54.5 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 649
Contributions
42
-101.5 vs Commons average
Rank 537 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£189,988
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,114,098
all imported IPSA years
£189,988
16% below average
Latest expenses
£249,241
10% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
304
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

Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
192 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
#3
Migration
133 of 171 votes
Housing
24 of 32 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#5
Tax
220 of 322 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API