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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 81% of the time, based on 188 shared comparable votes.

152 same votes 36 different votes 188 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
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
5 Aye 4 No
Transport 89% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 12 No
Benefits 67% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
2 Aye 1 No
Energy 67% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 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

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

Voting record

80.2%
8% above average
Rank 193 of 650
Participation
54.9%
18% below average
Rank 605 of 650
1,935
2,413 eligible divisions
Total votes
344
627 eligible divisions
927
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
193
56.1% of votes cast
1,008
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
151
43.9% of votes cast
12
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

86
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 650
Appearances
122
+28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 650
121
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 324 of 650
Contributions
155
-8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 233 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
5 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
205 of 212 votes
#1
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
Trade
85 of 94 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 10 votes
#4
Education
35 of 50 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Defence
22 of 34 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