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Ian Roome vs Sir John Whittingdale

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


Voting alignment

Ian Roome and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 171 shared comparable votes.

142 same votes 29 different votes 171 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
23 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
4 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 3 No
Transport 100% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 15 No
Education 96% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 7 No
Defence 92% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 11 No
Benefits 67% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 0 No
Energy 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 75% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 83% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 7 No
Defence 92% aligned 13 shared votes
7 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
80.5 %
8 % above average
Rank 192 of 649
314
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,901
2,361 eligible divisions
173
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
908
47.8 % of votes cast
141
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
993
52.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

86
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 650
Appearances
74
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
113
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 650
Contributions
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 289 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
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£156,328
31 % below average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
6 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
204 of 211 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Trade
5 of 7 votes
#4
Education
35 of 50 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API