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Ms Diane Abbott vs Ian Roome

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

Photograph of Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Lab Hackney North and Stoke Newington
vs
Photograph of Ian Roome
Ian Roome
LD North Devon

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Ian Roome voted the same way 26% of the time, based on 184 shared comparable votes.

47 same votes 137 different votes 184 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 1 No
Migration 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 71% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 63% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 3 No
Housing 55% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 15 No
Tax 0% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
7 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 7% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 10 No
Education 16% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 20% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

64.1%
9% below average
Rank 531 of 649
Participation
54.2%
18% below average
Rank 610 of 649
1,523
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
320
590 eligible divisions
850
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
178
55.6% of votes cast
673
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
142
44.4% of votes cast
33
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
39 years, 4 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

22
-61.6 vs Commons average
Rank 586 of 650
Appearances
91
+7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650
29
-116.7 vs Commons average
Rank 576 of 650
Contributions
117
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,328
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20% above average
Latest expenses
£156,328
31% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#2
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 77 votes
#4
Trade
5 of 7 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#5
Education
35 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API