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Sir John Whittingdale vs Ian Roome

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


Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Ian Roome voted the same way 84% of the time, based on 167 shared comparable votes.

140 same votes 27 different votes 167 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
21 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
4 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No
3 Aye 3 No
Transport 100% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 16 No
Education 96% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 6 No
Defence 92% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 12 No
Benefits 67% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 75% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 83% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 6 No
Defence 92% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 16 No
Education 96% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

80.7 %
8 % above average
Rank 190 of 650
Participation
54.8 %
18 % below average
Rank 608 of 650
1,892
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
306
558 eligible divisions
903
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
168
54.9 % of votes cast
989
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
138
45.1 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

75
+5.3 vs Commons average
Rank 207 of 650
Appearances
78
+8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 650
107
-16.8 vs Commons average
Rank 242 of 650
Contributions
106
-17.8 vs Commons average
Rank 250 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,328
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£156,328
31 % below average
9
6 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
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
204 of 211 votes
#1
Trade
5 of 5 votes
Migration
156 of 169 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Trade
80 of 89 votes
#3
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Defence
59 of 70 votes
#5
Work / Employment
27 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

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