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Steve Darling vs Ian Roome

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

Photograph of Steve Darling
Steve Darling
LD Torbay
vs
Photograph of Ian Roome
Ian Roome
LD North Devon

Voting alignment

Steve Darling and Ian Roome voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 293 shared comparable votes.

286 same votes 7 different votes 293 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
31 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
31 Aye 29 No
11 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
31 Aye 29 No
11 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

66.4%
6% below average
Rank 492 of 650
Participation
54.6%
18% below average
Rank 605 of 650
422
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
347
636 eligible divisions
232
55.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
55.9% of votes cast
190
45.0% of votes cast
No votes
153
44.1% of votes cast
7
1.7% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

162
+66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 80 of 650
Appearances
121
+25.1 vs Commons average
Rank 154 of 650
195
+27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 650
Contributions
153
-14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 242 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£235,469
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,328
all imported IPSA years
£235,469
4% above average
Latest expenses
£156,328
31% below average
8
5 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

Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
#2
Benefits
26 of 32 votes
Housing
27 of 33 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 10 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#4
Education
35 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#5
Defence
22 of 34 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API