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Ian Roome vs Michael Shanks

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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Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Ian Roome and Michael Shanks voted the same way 19% of the time, based on 216 shared comparable votes.

40 same votes 176 different votes 216 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
1 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 0 No
Energy 71% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 5 No
Housing 58% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 3 No
Transport 0% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 11 No
Education 5% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 8 No
Defence 5% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 10% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 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
64.0 %
9 % below average
Rank 531 of 649
314
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
763 eligible divisions
173
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
234
48.0 % of votes cast
141
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
254
52.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 10 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

86
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 650
Appearances
99
+21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 650
113
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 650
Contributions
386
+247.7 vs Commons average
Rank 38 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
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£156,328
31 % below average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Trade
5 of 7 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Education
35 of 50 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 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
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
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
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
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
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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
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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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