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Ian Roome vs Debbie Abrahams

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 Debbie Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams
Lab Oldham East and Saddleworth

Voting alignment

Ian Roome and Debbie Abrahams voted the same way 20% of the time, based on 227 shared comparable votes.

46 same votes 181 different votes 227 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
4 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 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
2 Aye 1 No
Migration 33% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 8 No
Education 6% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 8 No
Defence 7% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 4 No
Transport 8% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
28 Aye 20 No
Tax 8% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

54.6 %
18 % below average
Rank 607 of 649
Participation
70.6 %
2 % below average
Rank 416 of 649
314
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,666
2,361 eligible divisions
173
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
54.3 % of votes cast
141
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
761
45.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
15 years, 7 months
Since 13 Jan 2011

Debates

86
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 650
Appearances
71
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
113
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 650
Contributions
86
-52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 368 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
£2,973,233
all imported IPSA years
£156,328
31 % below average
Latest expenses
£290,169
28 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#2
Work / Employment
69 of 77 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
174 of 211 votes
Trade
5 of 7 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Education
35 of 50 votes
#5
Transport
78 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
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
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
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 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
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
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