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Ian Roome vs Kirsty Blackman

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


Voting alignment

Ian Roome and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 107 shared comparable votes.

83 same votes 24 different votes 107 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
3 Aye 2 No
Defence 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 0 No
Trade 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
1 Aye 2 No
Migration 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 6 No
Benefits 93% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 33% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 2 No
Education 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
7 Aye 0 No
Energy 57% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 2 No
Transport 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
16 Aye 11 No
Tax 78% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 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
55.9%
17% below average
Rank 601 of 649
320
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,328
2,376 eligible divisions
178
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
757
57.0% of votes cast
142
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
571
43.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

91
+7.3 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 649
Appearances
88
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 649
117
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 649
Contributions
129
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 248 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
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£156,328
31% below average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
200 of 211 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#2
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
Trade
5 of 7 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Education
35 of 50 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API