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Ian Roome vs Sir Andrew Mitchell

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 Sir Andrew Mitchell
Sir Andrew Mitchell
Con Sutton Coldfield

Voting alignment

Ian Roome and Sir Andrew Mitchell voted the same way 75% of the time, based on 118 shared comparable votes.

88 same votes 30 different votes 118 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
2 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 3 No
Transport 100% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 6 No
Tax 90% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 6 No
Education 89% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 11 No
Benefits 77% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 0 No
Energy 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 5 No
Housing 40% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 50% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 64% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 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 607 of 649
Participation
63.2 %
9 % below average
Rank 538 of 649
311
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,488
2,354 eligible divisions
172
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
714
48.0 % of votes cast
139
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
774
52.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
39
2.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 1 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

83
+7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 649
Appearances
70
-5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 649
111
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 649
Contributions
80
-53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 379 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
£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
£156,328
31 % below average
Latest expenses
£265,608
17 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
20
6 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Migration
119 of 169 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#4
Transport
64 of 95 votes
Work / Employment
27 of 37 votes
#5
Trade
59 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
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
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
No
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
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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