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Andy McDonald vs Ian Roome

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

Photograph of Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
vs
Photograph of Ian Roome
Ian Roome
LD North Devon

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Ian Roome voted the same way 22% of the time, based on 281 shared comparable votes.

62 same votes 219 different votes 281 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 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 4 No
Energy 60% aligned 10 shared votes
10 Aye 0 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
5 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 5% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
28 Aye 27 No
Tax 7% aligned 55 shared votes
31 Aye 24 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 9% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
4 Aye 7 No
Transport 9% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

75.7 %
3 % above average
Rank 298 of 649
Participation
54.6 %
18 % below average
Rank 607 of 649
1,787
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
314
575 eligible divisions
995
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
173
55.1 % of votes cast
792
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
141
44.9 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
13 years, 8 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

92
+14.0 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 649
Appearances
86
+8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 649
129
-9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 217 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

£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,328
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£156,328
31 % below average
4
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

Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Trade
5 of 7 votes
Transport
81 of 95 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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 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
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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