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Ian Roome vs Alex Baker

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

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Ian Roome
LD North Devon
vs
Photograph of Alex Baker
Alex Baker
Lab Aldershot

Voting alignment

Ian Roome and Alex Baker voted the same way 16% of the time, based on 258 shared comparable votes.

42 same votes 216 different votes 258 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
2 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
7 Aye 5 No
Housing 58% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 0 No
Energy 56% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 19 No
Education 3% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 6% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
29 Aye 24 No
Tax 8% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No
9 Aye 4 No
Transport 8% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

54.8 %
18 % below average
Rank 608 of 650
Participation
77.5 %
5 % above average
Rank 257 of 650
309
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
437
564 eligible divisions
171
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
236
54.0 % of votes cast
138
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
201
46.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
11
2.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

78
+6.1 vs Commons average
Rank 207 of 650
Appearances
68
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 650
106
-21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 650
Contributions
89
-38.6 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£156,328
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£175,028
all imported IPSA years
£156,328
31 % below average
Latest expenses
£175,028
23 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
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

Trade
5 of 5 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#4
Education
43 of 49 votes
Work / Employment
27 of 37 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
52 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API