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Andrew Western vs Ian Roome

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

Photograph of Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston
vs
Photograph of Ian Roome
Ian Roome
LD North Devon

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Ian Roome voted the same way 24% of the time, based on 251 shared comparable votes.

59 same votes 192 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 1 No
Energy 83% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
1 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 4 No
Housing 58% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 43% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
21 Aye 8 No
Education 3% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 13 No
Defence 5% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 8% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
19 Aye 22 No
Tax 10% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

72.9 %
same as average
Rank 365 of 649
Participation
54.6 %
18 % below average
Rank 607 of 649
698
958 eligible divisions
Total votes
314
575 eligible divisions
344
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
173
55.1 % of votes cast
354
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
141
44.9 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
3 years, 7 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

48
-30.0 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 649
Appearances
86
+8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 649
305
+166.5 vs Commons average
Rank 55 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

£577,200
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,328
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£156,328
31 % below average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
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

Democracy / Parliament
13 of 13 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Trade
5 of 7 votes
Education
50 of 58 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
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
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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 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
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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