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Afzal Khan vs Ian Roome

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Afzal Khan
Afzal Khan
Lab Manchester Rusholme
vs
Photograph of Ian Roome
Ian Roome
LD North Devon

Voting alignment

Afzal Khan and Ian Roome voted the same way 20% of the time, based on 251 shared comparable votes.

49 same votes 202 different votes 251 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
5 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 60% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
8 Aye 4 No
Housing 58% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 4 No
Energy 56% aligned 9 shared votes
9 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 3 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 5% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 8 No
Transport 8% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
23 Aye 27 No
Tax 8% aligned 50 shared votes
31 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 14% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

78.7 %
6 % above average
Rank 229 of 649
Participation
54.6 %
18 % below average
Rank 607 of 649
1,657
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
314
575 eligible divisions
925
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
173
55.1 % of votes cast
732
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
141
44.9 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 650
Appearances
86
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 650
44
-94.3 vs Commons average
Rank 518 of 650
Contributions
113
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,767,463
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,328
all imported IPSA years
£247,867
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£156,328
31 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Housing
52 of 54 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#2
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 52 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#4
Trade
5 of 7 votes
Digital / Online Safety
44 of 49 votes
#5
Education
35 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
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