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

Sentencing Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 29 Oct 2025

2 AYE

Opposition Day

2 votes · 28 Oct 2025

3 AYE

Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 27 Oct 2025

4 AYE2 NO

Sentencing Bill Committee

6 votes · 21 Oct 2025

1 AYE1 NO

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee

2 votes · 20 Oct 2025

2 AYE

Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 10 Sept 2025

3 NO

House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill

3 votes · 4 Sept 2025

2 AYE

Opposition day

2 votes · 3 Sept 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

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what has been the cost to his Department of assessing claims under the Vaccine Damage Payments Scheme in each of the last four years for which

Department of Health and Social Care3 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government accepts the recommendations of the Covid-19 Inquiry (Module 4) published on 16 April 2026 in relation to the Vaccine Da

Department of Health and Social Care3 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many full-time equivalent staff are engaged in processing Access to Work claims; by what number has that changed in the last 12 months; and wha

Department for Work and Pensions3 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason applications for Access to Work from self-employed customers are not being allocated for processing until over 18 months from the d

Department for Work and Pensions3 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 29 April 2026 to Question 119822 on Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme, for what reasons his Department was unable

Department of Health and Social Care3 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy that the National Police Chiefs' Council should not issue further guidance until it has been approved by her and b

Home Office3 Jun 2026

Visas: Families

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the current estimate of the time for resolution of applications for visas under the family route.

Home Office24 Mar 2026

Palace of Westminster: Asbestos

To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, what works are currently being undertaken to remove or isolate asbestos in the Palace of Westminster

AnsweredHouse of Commons Commission11 Mar 2026

Palace of Westminster: Asbestos

To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, if the Commission will publish the details of the 12 asbestos incidents in the Palace of Westminster

AnsweredHouse of Commons Commission11 Mar 2026

Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what has been the cost to his Department of assessing claims under the Vaccine Damage Payments Scheme in each of the last four years for which

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care11 Mar 2026
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