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Ian Roome vs Blair McDougall

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


Voting alignment

Ian Roome and Blair McDougall voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 239 shared comparable votes.

40 same votes 199 different votes 239 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
7 Aye 0 No
Energy 71% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 63% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 4 No
Housing 63% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 7 No
Defence 7% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 14 No
Education 8% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
27 Aye 21 No
Tax 8% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

54.2%
18% below average
Rank 610 of 649
Participation
72.4%
same as average
Rank 372 of 649
320
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
590 eligible divisions
178
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
217
50.8% of votes cast
142
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
210
49.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

91
+7.3 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 649
Appearances
52
-31.7 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 649
117
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 649
Contributions
307
+161.1 vs Commons average
Rank 58 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£156,328
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£186,207
all imported IPSA years
£156,328
31% below average
Latest expenses
£186,207
18% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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

Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#3
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
Trade
5 of 7 votes
#4
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Education
35 of 50 votes
#5
Transport
24 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API