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Christopher Chope
Conservative MP for Christchurch
- Also represented Southampton, Itchen
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
- Majority: 15,559 votes. — 118th out of 643 MPs.
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- Committees and topics of interest
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- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Christopher Chope voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Sometimes rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Administration Committee (since 16 Nov 2006)
- Member, Procedure Committee (since 13 Dec 2005)
- Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Transport, Home Department, Treasury, Health, Work and Pensions
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Congestion Charging, Individual Learning Accounts, Official Travel, Equitable Life, Departmental Staff
(based on written questions asked by Christopher Chope and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Chairman, Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Chairman, National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Financial Mutuals Arrangements Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Education and Inspections Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Road Safety Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Civil Partnership Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- School Transport Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Traffic Management Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Industrial and Provident Societies Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Holocaust Memorial Day: Manchester City Council Bill [Lords] (28 Jan 2010) has video
“I thank the hon. Member for Manchester, Central (Tony Lloyd) for the good-humoured way in which he has dealt with these proceedings. I visited Manchester during the Conservative party conference and stayed in Salford, within easy walking distance of the conference centre, so I was aware that part of Salford was within one mile of Albert square. On a proper reading of the Bill, the hon....”
- Holocaust Memorial Day: Bournemouth Borough Council Bill [ Lords] (28 Jan 2010) has video
“I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Bournemouth, East (Mr. Ellwood) for what he said. The Bournemouth and Manchester Bills will get their Third Readings, and will then go to the other place. I hope that those in the other place will find time for the technical consideration of the large number of amendments we have passed today, in addition to the amendment made to clause 5 by the...”
- Holocaust Memorial Day: Bournemouth Borough Council Bill [ Lords] (28 Jan 2010) has video
“Exactly; my hon. Friend is absolutely right. If I did not think that the compromise were right, I would not have accepted it. Once at the stage of forcing negotiation, it would be a foolish person who turned away from achieving a successful outcome, which is what we have achieved over the past few hours. I hope that the passage of the Bill deals with the consequences about which I was...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 75 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 19 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 3 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 64% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 28 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1238 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. More about the Register
View the history of this MP's entries in the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £19,934 (286th) | £22,792 (240th) | £22,098 (joint 211th with 2 others) | £21,634 | £19,858 (314th) | £16,233 (430th) | £19,526 (317th) | £15,072 (345th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £9,535 (587th) | £23,208 (84th) | £17,890 (477th) | £16,711 | £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) | £17,067 (527th) | £17,654 (428th) | £13,372 (403rd) |
| Staffing costs | £78,113 (584th) | £81,998 (493rd) | £88,276 (joint 105th with 1 other) | £82,801 | £66,598 (485th) | £60,023 (594th) | £58,865 (550th) | £37,222 (560th) |
| Communications Allowance | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,697 (400th)3 | £5,873 (409th)2 | £5,526 (435th)1 | £5,443 | £7,895 (joint 427th with 1 other) | £7,307 (425th) | £7,250 (442nd) | £7,105 (362nd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £560 (189th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £405 (287th) | £1,378 (82nd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,556 (572nd) | £371 (550th) | £1,229 (joint 214th with 1 other) | £560 | £487 (joint 511th with 1 other) | £597 (joint 464th with 1 other) | £960 (joint 355th with 2 others) | £1,008 (328th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,289 (514th) | £2,773 (308th) | £2,293 | £1,700 (455th) | £2,094 (393rd) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £901 (614th) | £644 (627th) | £976 | £1,420 (joint 594th with 1 other) | £1,420 (joint 583rd with 1 other) | £1,420 (joint 568th with 1 other) | £444 (611th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £114,834 (608th) | £136,992 (450th) | £138,436 (312th) | £130,418 | £117,283 (458th) | £104,741 (565th) | £106,080 (473rd) | £75,601 (537th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,875 (123rd). Rail £643 (476th). Misc £355 (82nd).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,387 (140th). Rail £575 (497th). Misc £124 (155th). Other: European £611 (89th).