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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1392 votes — page 7 of 56

1 AYE1 NO

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

2 votes · 2 Sept 2025

2 AYE

Opposition Day

2 votes · 15 Jul 2025

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3 AYE3 NO

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

6 votes · 20 Jun 2025

3 AYE

Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 18 Jun 2025

3 AYE

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

3 votes · 13 Jun 2025

3 AYE

Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] Report Stage

3 votes · 4 Jun 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

Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's contract entitled Medical Assessments: Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme, procurement reference, CF-0724900D0O0

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care19 Mar 2025

Natural England: Annual Reports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason Natural England's annual report and accounts for 2023/24 have not yet been presented to Parliament; and what his

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs19 Mar 2025

Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme claims on Covid-19 vaccinations which have been accepted following

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care19 Mar 2025

GP Surgeries: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the application by the South Coast Medical Group for the establishment of a surgery in Burton as a Branch of The Grove Surgery was made;

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care14 Mar 2025

Arms Length Bodies

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Arm's-Length Bodies there were (a) on 4 July 2024 and (b) as of 5 March 2025; and how many of the latter have an annual operating expenditure in ex

AnsweredCabinet Office5 Mar 2025

Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many applications to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme relating to covid-19 vaccinations have been subject to a request for mandatory reve

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care26 Feb 2025

Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what training medical assessors of applications to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme relating to covid-19 vaccinations receive; what qualifica

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care26 Feb 2025

Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS) medical assessors are in post; and how many assessors have left since the roll-out of the VDPS t

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care26 Feb 2025

Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what tribunal decisions have been used by the NHS Business Services Authority to assess claims relating to Covid-19 vaccinations under the Vac

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care10 Feb 2025

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to paragraph 20 of his Department's Opening Statement to Module 4 of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, published 15 January 2025, what e

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care5 Feb 2025
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