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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 84% of the time, based on 169 shared comparable votes.

142 same votes 27 different votes 169 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

54.8 %
18 % below average
Rank 608 of 650
Participation
80.7 %
8 % above average
Rank 190 of 650
309
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,896
2,350 eligible divisions
171
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
47.7 % of votes cast
138
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
991
52.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

78
+6.1 vs Commons average
Rank 207 of 650
Appearances
74
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 650
106
-21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 650
Contributions
105
-22.6 vs Commons average
Rank 259 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
3
2 registered categories
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

Trade
5 of 5 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#3
Trade
80 of 89 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#4
Work / Employment
27 of 37 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