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Sir Edward Leigh vs Ian Roome

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


Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Ian Roome voted the same way 71% of the time, based on 195 shared comparable votes.

138 same votes 57 different votes 195 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
5 Aye 4 No
Transport 100% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 11 No
Education 94% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 93% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 25 No
Tax 91% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 83% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
0 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 25% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 5 No
Energy 29% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 1 No
Housing 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 63% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

74.9%
2% above average
Rank 314 of 649
Participation
54.2%
18% below average
Rank 610 of 649
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
320
590 eligible divisions
838
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
178
55.6% of votes cast
941
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
142
44.4% of votes cast
22
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

169
+86.7 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 649
Appearances
90
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 214 of 649
189
+45.5 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 649
Contributions
116
-27.5 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,328
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4% below average
Latest expenses
£156,328
31% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
3
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
188 of 211 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Tax
256 of 322 votes
#4
Trade
5 of 7 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Education
35 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API