Sir Christopher Chope
MP since 1 May 1997
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Sir Christopher Chope is the Conservative MP for Christchurch, and has been an MP continually since 1 May 1997.
1392
Votes Cast
N/A
Expenses
7,455
Majority
35.8%
Vote Share
Expenses
No expense data available.
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 47,335 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
216
Written Questions
0
Oral Questions
88
Debates Spoken In⚑
236
Speeches⚑
275
Divisions Voted
⚑Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.
Voting Record
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2 AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 25 Nov 2025
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 25 Nov 2025
2 AYE1 NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 24 Nov 2025
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 24 Nov 2025
9 NOPlanning and Infrastructure Bill
9 votes · 13 Nov 2025
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
9 votes · 13 Nov 2025
2 AYEOpposition Day
2 votes · 12 Nov 2025
Opposition Day
2 votes · 12 Nov 2025
2 AYEOpposition day
2 votes · 4 Nov 2025
Opposition day
2 votes · 4 Nov 2025
2 AYESentencing Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 29 Oct 2025
Sentencing Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 29 Oct 2025
Financial Interests(5)
Employment and earnings
Employment and earnings
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Employment and earnings
Employment and earnings
- Role, work or services
- Director
- Payer
- Carclew Limited, private address
- Additional information
- A small private company which provides business consultancy services but excludes advice on parliamentary or public affairs.
(i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
(i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
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(i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
(i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
- Name of company or organisation
- Carclew Limited
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Retired barrister. (Updated 1 June 2015)
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
- Date interest arose
- 12 July 2023
Registered 31 January 2024
Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses
Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses
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Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses
Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses
- Name
- Christine Chope
- Relationship
- Spouse
- Role
- Secretary
- Working pattern
- Full time
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Sir in Parliament
First-tier Tribunal: Judges
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the status is of the recruitment exercise which closed in November 2024 for Judges of the First-Tier Tribunal; how many applications were received; and
First-tier Tribunal: Judges
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 21 July 2025 to Question 68347 on Immigration: Appeals, when the recruitment exercise commenced in 2024 for the First Tier Tribunal
Parkfield School Christchurch
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to dispose of the redundant site of the former Parkfield School at Hurn; and what estimate she has made of the (a) security and (b) opportun
All-party Parliamentary Group for Energy Studies
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer on 27 October 2025 to Question 84141 on All-party Parliamentary Group for Energy Studies, how many invitations he
Deportation and Repatriation: Payments
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, (a) how many and (b) what value of facilitation payments were made to people subject to (i) deportation and (ii) removal in each of the last 12 m
Immigrataion: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve decision-making by her Department in the context of the number of successful appeals under the Human Rights A
Immigration: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many courts hear First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum) appeals; and how many are fully funded to operate throughout the year.
Fraud: Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will conduct an inquiry into the reasons why Dorset Police discontinued their investigation into the fraudulent activities identified in O
Hospital Beds: Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many beds at University Hospitals Dorset were occupied on (a) 1 April and (b) 1 October 2025 by patients with no criteria to reside.
Immigration: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make his policy that witnesses giving evidence at hearings of the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum) should do so under oath.
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