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Ian Roome vs Emily Thornberry

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 Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Ian Roome and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 20% of the time, based on 179 shared comparable votes.

36 same votes 143 different votes 179 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 3 No
Housing 57% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
9 Aye 0 No
Energy 56% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 22% aligned 9 shared votes
9 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 10 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
10 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 5 No
Defence 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 3 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 12 No
Education 5% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 5% aligned 20 shared votes
20 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 8% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 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
62.0 %
11 % below average
Rank 556 of 649
314
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,464
2,361 eligible divisions
173
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
813
55.5 % of votes cast
141
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
651
44.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

86
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 650
Appearances
72
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
113
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 650
Contributions
112
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 267 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
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£156,328
31 % below average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 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

Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
167 of 211 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#2
Housing
48 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#3
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Trade
5 of 7 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
Education
35 of 50 votes
#5
Work / Employment
53 of 77 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
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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
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
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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