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

Conservative
16,941 votes35.8%
Liberal Democrat
9,486 votes20.0%
Reform UK
8,961 votes18.9%
Labour
7,762 votes16.4%
Green Party
1,900 votes4.0%
Independent
1,728 votes3.6%
Animal Welfare Party
335 votes0.7%
UK Independence Party
163 votes0.3%
Social Democratic Party
59 votes0.1%

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 AYE

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 25 Nov 2025

2 AYE1 NO

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 24 Nov 2025

9 NO

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

9 votes · 13 Nov 2025

2 AYE

Opposition Day

2 votes · 12 Nov 2025

2 AYE

Opposition day

2 votes · 4 Nov 2025

2 AYE

Sentencing Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 29 Oct 2025

Financial Interests(5)

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

Name of company or organisation
Carclew Limited

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Retired barrister. (Updated 1 June 2015)

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

Name
Christine Chope
Relationship
Spouse
Role
Secretary
Working pattern
Full time

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Sir in Parliament

Great Western Hospital: Pneumonia

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients at the Great Western Hospital in Swindon died from hospital acquired pneumonia in (a) December 2024, (b) January 2025 and (c

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care3 Apr 2025

Migrants: Driving Instruction

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is her Department's policy to fund the cost of driving lessons for (a) asylum seekers and (b) other immigrants.

AnsweredHome Office3 Apr 2025

Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government pays the RNLI in connection with Channel crossings by asylum seekers.

AnsweredHome Office3 Apr 2025

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to reply to the correspondence of 5 February 2025 from the hon. Member for Christchurch relating to a constituent.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care2 Apr 2025

Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what was the (a) maximum and (b) minimum time between Crawford & Co completing a medical review of applications for vaccine damage payments an

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care2 Apr 2025

Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2025 to Question 41384, what the (a) maximum and (b) minimum time was between a Vaccine Damage Payment Schem

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care2 Apr 2025

Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2025 to Question 39387 on Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme, if he will make an estimate of the number of asses

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care26 Mar 2025

Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March to Question 39386 on NHS Business Services Authority: Crawford & Company, how much of the budget of £38.6m

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care26 Mar 2025

Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason applicants seeking mandatory reversal of decisions made by the NHSBSA on vaccine damage claims are required as a precondition

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care26 Mar 2025

NHS Business Services Authority: Crawford & Company

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what services the NHSBSA paid Crawford & Co; and what the budget for expenditure on the services of Crawford & Co is for the Vaccine Damag

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care19 Mar 2025
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