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.

1420

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)

229

Written Questions

0

Oral Questions

96

Debates Spoken In⚑

254

Speeches⚑

303

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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3 AYE

Health Bill

3 votes · 8 Sept 2026

2 AYE

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 14 Jul 2026

3 AYE

National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee

3 votes · 17 Jun 2026

2 AYE

Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages

2 votes · 16 Jun 2026

Financial Interests(5)

Employment and earnings

Employment and earnings

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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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Name of company or organisation
Carclew Limited

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

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Retired barrister. (Updated 1 June 2015)

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

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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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Name
Christine Chope
Relationship
Spouse
Role
Secretary
Working pattern
Full time

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Sir in Parliament

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many allegations of disability benefit fraud have been investigated in the last year for which information is available and how many resulted i

Department for Work and Pensions12 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost to her Department was of AC-2026-LON-003445, Mark Facer v Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affair

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs12 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason her Department approved a second application by Natural England for a footpath route around Christchurch Harbour.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs12 Oct 2026

HM Courts and Tribunals Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when will HM Courts & Tribunals Service reference number 1753292273313841 (a) be listed and (b) be heard.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice13 Jul 2026

Probate

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when will the probate application 1763-9735-8436-3140, submitted by David Bull on 24 November 2025, in respect of Beryl Patricia Bull, be granted.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice13 Jul 2026

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business and Trade in response to the hon. Member for Ch

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade9 Jul 2026

Health Services: Patients

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Department of Health and Social Care or NHS England made or commissioned a clinical or patient safety impact assessment of the dut

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care7 Jul 2026

HM Courts and Tribunals Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when will HM Courts & Tribunals Service reference number 175329227331384 (a) be listed and (b) be heard.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice6 Jul 2026

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time is between a Universal Credit enquiry being referred to the Agents Contact Team and resolution of that enquiry.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions6 Jul 2026

Automatic Number Plate Recognition: Cameras

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many occasions have DVLA misread the image from an ANPR camera in the most recent year for which records are available.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport3 Jul 2026
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