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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 VotesSee where your MP stands on these issues

VOTED NO21 Oct 2024

Employment Rights Bill

✓ Passed — 386 For, 105 Against

Christopher voted against the majority

VOTED NO29 Nov 2024

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

✓ Passed — 330 For, 275 Against

Christopher voted against the majority

VOTED NO11 Dec 2024

Draft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024

✓ Passed — 375 For, 9 Against

Christopher voted against the majority

Where Christopher fits into things

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Sir Keir Starmer

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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