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Ian Roome vs David Simmonds

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


Voting alignment

Ian Roome and David Simmonds voted the same way 74% of the time, based on 193 shared comparable votes.

142 same votes 51 different votes 193 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
21 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
3 Aye 3 No
Transport 100% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 1 No
Trade 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 8 No
Defence 93% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 25% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 3 No
Housing 33% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 0 No
Energy 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 64% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 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
83.2%
11% above average
Rank 133 of 649
320
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,379
1,658 eligible divisions
178
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
664
48.2% of votes cast
142
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
715
51.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

90
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 214 of 649
Appearances
108
+25.7 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 649
116
-27.5 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 649
Contributions
244
+100.5 vs Commons average
Rank 90 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
£1,105,547
all imported IPSA years
£156,328
31% below average
Latest expenses
£252,887
12% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
39 of 41 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 154 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#3
Housing
49 of 54 votes
Trade
5 of 7 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
Education
35 of 50 votes
#5
Defence
62 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

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