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Ian Roome vs Jesse Norman

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 Jesse Norman
Jesse Norman
Con Hereford and South Herefordshire

Voting alignment

Ian Roome and Jesse Norman voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 197 shared comparable votes.

153 same votes 44 different votes 197 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
6 Aye 14 No
Education 95% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 92% aligned 25 shared votes
4 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 20 No
Tax 91% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
4 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 91% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 4 No
Transport 90% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 25% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 0 No
Energy 29% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 5 No
Housing 42% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 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
72.3 %
same as average
Rank 379 of 650
309
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,698
2,350 eligible divisions
171
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
785
46.2 % of votes cast
138
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
913
53.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

78
+6.1 vs Commons average
Rank 207 of 650
Appearances
40
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 650
106
-21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 650
Contributions
80
-47.6 vs Commons average
Rank 363 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
£1,812,464
all imported IPSA years
£156,328
31 % below average
Latest expenses
£134,182
41 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Trade
85 of 89 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 66 votes
Work / Employment
27 of 37 votes
#5
Energy
58 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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