In 1983, when Mr Chope entered Parliament, there were 81 MPs holding office, including 13 whips.
"I think that reducing the power of the executive is long overdue, " Mr Chope said.
Conservative MP, Chris Chope, suggested a toll for non-Dorset residents until the funding is achieved.
Will Christopher Chope and his allies sweep down from the hills to cause more havoc?
Mr Chope replied that his bill was not about median awards but preventing "excessive" payouts in the millions.
But neither shadow justice minister Chris Bryant, a supporter of AV, nor Cabinet Office minister Mark Harper backed Mr Chope's proposal.
Concerns were raised by Conservative backbencher Christopher Chope, who said he was worried about parts of the bill that would apply "retrospectively".
In Westminster that may be a policy few people are talking about, but in Christchurch Chris Chope says he's got the message.
Conservative backbencher Christopher Chope urged the minister to deal with the "most destructive form of lobbying, namely that which comes from Liberal Democrat backbenchers".
My eye was caught by awkward squaddie Chris Chope's debate on collective ministerial responsibility, which should provide an entertaining bout of cross Coalition sniping.
Andrew Percy, Conservative MP for Brigg and Goole, who supports the bill said Mr Chope believed "every piece of legislation should be debated properly".
Key targets seem to include the secretary of the '22, former minister Christopher Chope and, possibly, Bernard Jenkin, a regular critic of the government.
Under Labour there were 90 MPs who were ministers or whips but the coalition government had 95, including 17 whips, Mr Chope told the Commons.
"The toll would not apply to Dorset residents because they already pay their taxes for this stretch of road", Mr Chope, MP for Christchurch, added.
Christopher Chope, MP for Christchurch, shouted "Object" in the House of Commons to stop the passage of the private bill that would allow toll dispensations.
There are now 11 pages of amendments to be put at Friday's report stage, and, ominously, many of them bear the name of the arch-terminator of private members' bills, the Conservative Christopher Chope.
On 19 October 2010, Tory MP Christopher Chope proposed that instead of ranking as many candidates as they liked in order of preference, voters should only rank the top two if AV were adopted.
Graduates include the Conservative former Scottish Secretary Michael Forsyth, Dr Madsen Pirie, founder of the Adam Smith Institute and a host of former Tory Ministers including Chris Chope, Allan Stewart, Rob Jones and Michael Fallon.
Mr Chope told MPs it was a misuse of a private bill to extend the powers of local authorities "at the expense of ordinary citizens in London" when it was not being done elsewhere in the country.
Communities and Local Government Minister Bob Neill said the government remained neutral on private bills, but his comments were criticised by Mr Chope who said the executive should have a view on "an issue of civil liberties".
The amendment calling for elections is signed by Tory awkward squaddies Christopher Chope, David Nuttall, Edward Leigh, Peter Bone and Jacob Rees-Mogg, plus heavyweight ex-ministers David Davis and John Redwood and 1922 Committee grandees Graham Brady and Charles Walker.
And it seems to spell certain doom for Chris Chope's Local Government (Review of Decisions) Bill - although given that he's the one putting down amendments on Daylight Saving, I assume he's prepared to accept that as collateral damage.
As usual proceeding will be dominated by Christopher Chope, the Conservative usual suspect who has mastered the mystic arts of the backbench bill to the point where he has brought dozens of them to the floor of the House.
At the conclusion of the debate on his amendment, Mr Chope, a supporter of the current first-past-the-post system, did not force a vote on the matter, but gave notice that he might re-visit it during later stages of the bill.
When asked by fellow Conservative Christoper Chope why the bill did not mention Argentina and what he alleged were its territorial claims in Antarctica, Mr Carmichael argued that "we are strengthening our own British presence" through the treaty and the bill.
And since Mr Chope seems to have taken a dislike to some parts of the Humber Bridge Bill, which is due to have its second reading in this slot, its promoters had better watch out - and be prepared to answer his concerns.
After that, time has been set aside to consider private bills - which may be the cue for another Chope-athon, with the indefatigable Conservative MP and a small band of allies staging another ambush against legislation they regard as too restrictive or financially irresponsible.
Christopher Chope's Parliament (Amendment) Bill, which has the support of Graham Brady, the chairman of the 1922 Committee of Tory backbenchers, would limit the "number of peers entitled to vote in the House of Lords" to the same as number of seats in the Commons.
Mr Chope's amendments five and eight were agreed without a vote, but amendment nine - which would have scrapped a clause allowing council officers to require someone to provide their name and address - was rejected by 145 votes to 57, a majority of 88.
Veteran Tory backbencher Christopher Chope - who proposed a series of amendments to the legislation including one to scrap the clause allowing council officers to require someone to provide their name and address - claimed there was "a lot to be said" for the bowler hat suggestion.
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