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Ian Roome vs Chris Philp

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

Photograph of Ian Roome
Ian Roome
LD North Devon
vs
Photograph of Chris Philp
Chris Philp
Con Croydon South

Voting alignment

Ian Roome and Chris Philp voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 184 shared comparable votes.

150 same votes 34 different votes 184 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 3 No
Transport 100% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 13 No
Education 95% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 95% aligned 21 shared votes
3 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 21 No
Tax 95% aligned 40 shared votes
17 Aye 23 No
6 Aye 5 No
Defence 91% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 0 No
Energy 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 5 No
Housing 42% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 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
83.5 %
11 % above average
Rank 129 of 650
306
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,958
2,344 eligible divisions
168
54.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
946
48.3 % of votes cast
138
45.1 % of votes cast
No votes
1,012
51.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
15
0.8 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

76
+5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 650
Appearances
49
-21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
104
-20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 650
Contributions
75
-49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 376 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
£1,743,577
all imported IPSA years
£156,328
31 % below average
Latest expenses
£215,599
5 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#3
Migration
159 of 169 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Work / Employment
27 of 37 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
No
Where they voted the same
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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