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Ian Roome vs Shivani Raja

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 Shivani Raja
Shivani Raja
Con Leicester East

Voting alignment

Ian Roome and Shivani Raja voted the same way 71% of the time, based on 187 shared comparable votes.

132 same votes 55 different votes 187 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
8 Aye 10 No
Defence 94% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 92% aligned 25 shared votes
5 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 21 No
Tax 90% aligned 41 shared votes
16 Aye 25 No
6 Aye 3 No
Transport 89% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 5 No
Education 87% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 0 No
Energy 40% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 40% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 5 No
Housing 42% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 60% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 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 649
Participation
63.0 %
10 % below average
Rank 540 of 649
314
573 eligible divisions
Total votes
361
573 eligible divisions
173
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
182
50.4 % of votes cast
141
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
179
49.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

87
+10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 649
Appearances
3
-74.0 vs Commons average
Rank 632 of 649
115
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 252 of 649
Contributions
3
-133.7 vs Commons average
Rank 630 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
£205,066
all imported IPSA years
£156,328
31 % below average
Latest expenses
£205,066
9 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
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

Trade
5 of 5 votes
#1
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#3
Defence
29 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#4
Transport
22 of 29 votes
Work / Employment
27 of 37 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
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
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
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