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Sir Christopher Chope

Sir Christopher Chope

Conservative MP for Christchurch

Sir Christopher Chope is the Conservative MP for Christchurch, and has been an MP continually since 1 May 1997.

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Seat status

Safe

Percentage of votes

15.75%

Recent swing

-29.8% Conservative

Party

Conservative

Top donors:

No registered donations

Key Parliamentary Votes

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VOTED NO4 Sep 2025

House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill

✓ Passed — 336 For, 77 Against

DID NOT VOTE9 Mar 2026

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

✓ Passed — 307 For, 173 Against

VOTED NO10 Mar 2026

Courts and Tribunals Bill

✓ Passed — 304 For, 203 Against

Where Christopher fits into things

Sir Keir Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer

Prime Minister

Sir Christopher Chope

Sir Christopher Chope

Conservative MP for Christchurch

Surgeries

Monthly in-person, occasional online

Examples of successful citizen influence

  • Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
  • Local campaign prompting a public statement

Pressure that tends to influence

  • High volume constituent contact
  • Media attention on local issues
  • Cross-party committee pressure

Committees

No current committee memberships