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Sir Christopher Chope

Conservative MP for Christchurch, since 1 May 1997

Sir Christopher Chope is the Conservative MP for Christchurch, and has been an MP continually since 1 May 1997.

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Scorecard

47.1% Attendance In the least-present tenth of MPs who vote
268 Votes cast out of 575 divisions, plus 3 as teller
304 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
1 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Conservative MPs
5 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
1257 Debates spoken in 1525 written questions tabled

Ranked 587 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 No vote 287–150
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 No vote 284–149
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 No vote 291–144
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36 No vote 288–147
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 No vote 287–149
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 No vote 297–147
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 No vote 298–152
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 No vote 293–155
20 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 No vote 292–158
20 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 No vote 294–61
20 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 No vote 294–156
20 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E No vote 293–159
15 Apr 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 No vote 248–139
15 Apr 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 No vote 259–136
15 Apr 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B No vote 254–144
15 Apr 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 No vote 256–150
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 No 277–150
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 No 271–95
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 No 273–159
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 No 275–159
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 No 269–162
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 No 276–155
15 Apr 2026 Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 No 269–103
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 No 278–158
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments No vote 247–21

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital

Name of company or organisation: Carclew Limited
(Updated 20 June 2017)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

8. Miscellaneous

Director of Carclew Limited, a small private company which provides business consultancy services but excludes advice on parliamentary or public affairs (previously registered under Category 1 and updated 20 June 2017).
(Registered 1 April 2026)

On the register since 14 Apr 2026

Retired barrister.
(Updated 1 June 2015)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

Joint Treasurer of the British-American Parliamentary Group. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 12 July 2023
(Registered 31 January 2024)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses

Name: Christine Chope
Relationship: Spouse
Role: Secretary
Working pattern: Full time

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

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Debates

1257 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:

Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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