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Lee Anderson vs Ian Roome

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

Photograph of Lee Anderson
Lee Anderson
RUK Ashfield
vs
Photograph of Ian Roome
Ian Roome
LD North Devon

Voting alignment

Lee Anderson and Ian Roome voted the same way 69% of the time, based on 202 shared comparable votes.

139 same votes 63 different votes 202 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
10 Aye 8 No
Defence 94% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 24 No
Tax 90% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
4 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 9 No
Benefits 87% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 11 No
Education 84% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 2 No
Migration 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
0 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 25% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 6 No
Energy 33% aligned 9 shared votes
9 Aye 0 No
1 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 7 No
Housing 38% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

75.3 %
3 % above average
Rank 305 of 649
Participation
54.6 %
18 % below average
Rank 607 of 649
1,238
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
314
575 eligible divisions
620
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
173
55.1 % of votes cast
618
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
141
44.9 % of votes cast
10
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

59
-18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 649
Appearances
86
+8.4 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 649
84
-53.6 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 649
Contributions
114
-23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 257 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,149,279
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,328
all imported IPSA years
£264,074
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£156,328
31 % below average
10
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
53 of 53 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
#4
Trade
5 of 7 votes
Migration
134 of 154 votes
#5
Education
35 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 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 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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