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Alistair Strathern vs Ian Roome

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

Photograph of Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin
vs
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Ian Roome
LD North Devon

Voting alignment

Alistair Strathern and Ian Roome voted the same way 23% of the time, based on 276 shared comparable votes.

63 same votes 213 different votes 276 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
1 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 4 No
Energy 60% aligned 10 shared votes
10 Aye 0 No
8 Aye 4 No
Housing 58% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 13 No
Defence 6% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 13 No
Education 7% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 7% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
29 Aye 26 No
Tax 7% aligned 55 shared votes
30 Aye 25 No
5 Aye 8 No
Transport 8% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

79.2 %
6 % above average
Rank 219 of 649
Participation
54.6 %
18 % below average
Rank 607 of 649
589
744 eligible divisions
Total votes
314
575 eligible divisions
304
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
173
55.1 % of votes cast
285
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
141
44.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 9 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-18.0 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 649
Appearances
86
+8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 649
69
-69.5 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 649
Contributions
113
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£379,404
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,328
all imported IPSA years
£295,499
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£156,328
31 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
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

Benefits
31 of 31 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
#2
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
#4
Trade
5 of 7 votes
Energy
24 of 25 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
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
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
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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