MP Scorecard
Sir Christopher Chope
Conservative · Christchurch · MP since 01 May 1997
Majority 7,455 of a 71,060 electorate (10.5%) at the last election, per the Members API.
Participation, with the denominator
Recorded as voting in 268 of the 575 Commons divisions in our archive from this Parliament (since 9 July 2024, its first sitting day). An absence is not an abstention - ministers, tellers, paired members and members with other duties do not appear in a division list. The number states what the record shows; it does not grade anyone.
The party record, with the split
Of the 268 votes cast, 265 matched the majority of their own party’s voters in that division and 1 opposed it. Of those, 0 went against a clear party line - four or more of their party’s voters to one on the other side. Parliament does not publish whip instructions, so a free vote where a party splits (and voting with a small minority of colleagues) is visible in the split itself. “Party” means the party recorded against their name in that division list at the time. The split is the record; what it means is your call.
- Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 202413 Nov 2024 · voted no · Conservative voters split 4 aye / 3 no
Votes on the record (30 most recent in the archive)
- Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots15 Jul 2026 · division 60 · Ayes 330, Noes 109no
- Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 202615 Jul 2026 · division 59 · Ayes 330, Noes 109no
- Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1914 Jul 2026 · division 58 · Ayes 104, Noes 412aye
- Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026 · division 57 · Ayes 102, Noes 409aye
- Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading13 Jul 2026 · division 54 · Ayes 97, Noes 358aye
- Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 202608 Jul 2026 · division 53 · Ayes 283, Noes 182no
- Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 202608 Jul 2026 · division 52 · Ayes 317, Noes 103no
- Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 202608 Jul 2026 · division 51 · Ayes 369, Noes 102no
- National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 317 Jun 2026 · division 32 · Ayes 144, Noes 244aye
- National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 817 Jun 2026 · division 30 · Ayes 143, Noes 249aye
- National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 317 Jun 2026 · division 29 · Ayes 85, Noes 317aye
- National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion17 Jun 2026 · division 28 · Ayes 233, Noes 94no
- Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 202616 Jun 2026 · division 27 · Ayes 262, Noes 86no
- Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 316 Jun 2026 · division 26 · Ayes 162, Noes 246aye
- Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1416 Jun 2026 · division 25 · Ayes 151, Noes 258aye
- Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 202603 Jun 2026 · division 11 · Ayes 302, Noes 155no
- Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 602 Jun 2026 · division 9 · Ayes 99, Noes 371aye
- Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 502 Jun 2026 · division 8 · Ayes 170, Noes 301aye
- Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 202 Jun 2026 · division 7 · Ayes 171, Noes 302aye
- Privilege28 Apr 2026 · division 512 · Ayes 223, Noes 335aye
- Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion27 Apr 2026 · division 510 · Ayes 279, Noes 176no
- English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 12327 Apr 2026 · division 508 · Ayes 271, Noes 171no
- English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C27 Apr 2026 · division 507 · Ayes 269, Noes 170no
- 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 · division 506 · Ayes 270, Noes 170no
- English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C27 Apr 2026 · division 505 · Ayes 273, Noes 167no
- Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7815 Apr 2026 · division 484 · Ayes 277, Noes 150no
- Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7715 Apr 2026 · division 483 · Ayes 271, Noes 95no
- Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4315 Apr 2026 · division 482 · Ayes 273, Noes 159no
- Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3515 Apr 2026 · division 481 · Ayes 275, Noes 159no
- Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2615 Apr 2026 · division 480 · Ayes 269, Noes 162no