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Ian Roome vs Gareth Thomas

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

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Ian Roome
LD North Devon
vs
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Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Ian Roome and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 21% of the time, based on 205 shared comparable votes.

43 same votes 162 different votes 205 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
9 Aye 0 No
Energy 67% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 67% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 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
Foreign Affairs 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 15 No
Education 4% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 6% aligned 18 shared votes
18 Aye 0 No
10 Aye 7 No
Defence 6% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 4 No
Transport 8% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
22 Aye 22 No
Tax 9% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 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
66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 493 of 649
314
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,568
2,361 eligible divisions
173
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
894
57.0 % of votes cast
141
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
674
43.0 % 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
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

86
+8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 649
Appearances
40
-38.0 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 649
113
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 649
Contributions
45
-93.5 vs Commons average
Rank 516 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£156,328
31 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
180 of 211 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Trade
5 of 7 votes
#4
Transport
70 of 95 votes
Education
35 of 50 votes
#5
Trade
67 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
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
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
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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