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 11 of 56

2 AYE1 NO

House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee

3 votes · 12 Nov 2024

2 AYE

Great British Energy Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 29 Oct 2024

1 AYE1 NO

Employment Rights Bill

2 votes · 21 Oct 2024

2 AYE

Opposition Day

2 votes · 8 Oct 2024

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

Net Zero Teesside Power: Iron and Steel

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make it his policy that the Net Zero Teesside Procurement Project should use British-made steel.

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero10 Dec 2025

Sheiling Special Education Trust: Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the application by the Sheiling Special Education Trust submitted on 9th September 2025 to the UKVI will be decided; and whether that will b

AnsweredHome Office10 Dec 2025

Budget November 2025

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 2 December 2025 to question 95016, whether the hon. Member for (a) Wolverhampton North East, (b) Leeds South West, (c) Bournemouth Eas

AnsweredTreasury2 Dec 2025

Budget November 2025

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will place in the Library a copy of each of the representations made by the Rt hon. and hon. Members to which she refers in the Budget statement.

AnsweredTreasury27 Nov 2025

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Correspondence and Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the answer to WPQ 88184, how many staff in a) each of the Private Offices and b) Parliamentary Unit were engaged on 12th Nov

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero24 Nov 2025

Fraud: Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 20th November to question 86600, if she will use her powers under Section 41A of The Police Act 1996 to require Dorset

AnsweredHome Office24 Nov 2025

Fraud: Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 20th November to question 86600, to whom Dorset Police is accountable for discontinuing investigations into serious fra

AnsweredHome Office24 Nov 2025

Renewable Energy: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of total global carbon emissions is attributable to (a) wind turbines imported into the UK, (b) solar panels impo

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs12 Nov 2025

Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of total global carbon emissions are attributable to UK consumption, including consumption relating to (a) domest

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs12 Nov 2025

Repatriation: Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 12 November to Question 88185 on Hadush Kebatu, how many small discretionary payments to prevent the failure of returns

AnsweredHome Office12 Nov 2025
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