Christchurch

Current MP

Sir Christopher Chope

Conservative

Efficiency 2.9/1029 years as MP

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Election history

Most-signed petitions in Christchurch

Petitions ranked by how many people in this constituency signed them.

• Call a General Election5,897 local · 3,084,713 total
• Do not introduce Digital ID cards4,679 local · 2,984,191 total
• Call an immediate general election2,133 local · 1,059,229 total
• Introduce offshore detention/mass deportation for illegal migrants1,272 local · 720,772 total
• Stop financial and other support for asylum seekers785 local · 427,447 total
• Repeal the Online Safety Act665 local · 550,136 total
• Raise the income tax personal allowance from £12,570 to £20,000 625 local · 281,794 total
• Shut the migrant hotels down now and deport illegal migrants housed there517 local · 257,442 total
• Mandatory collection and publication of certain child sexual offender data465 local · 260,974 total
• Protect Northern Ireland Veterans from Prosecutions445 local · 209,956 total
• Close the borders! Suspend ALL immigration for 5 years!432 local · 229,772 total
• Allow parents to take their children out of school for up to 10 days fine free.383 local · 181,597 total
• Make all court and tribunal transcripts available free of charge380 local · 203,824 total
• Withdraw the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill361 local · 166,495 total
• Dissolve Parliament and call a General Election now!359 local · 221,477 total
• Ban immediately the use of dogs in scientific and regulatory procedures347 local · 257,938 total
• Make all forms of 'geo-engineering' affecting the environment illegal335 local · 160,631 total
• Introduce a compensation scheme for WASPI women334 local · 161,788 total
• Review possible penalties for social media posts, including the use of prison328 local · 191,591 total
• Introduce new tax code for state pensioners with double the personal allowance317 local · 119,206 total

About Christchurch

Christchurch is one of 650 UK parliamentary constituencies that each elect a single Member of Parliament to the House of Commons under the first-past-the-post system. It sits in England and has a registered electorate of 71,060 voters. Boundary reviews run on a regular cycle via the Boundary Commission — the current map was redrawn for the 2024 general election.