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Ian Roome

Liberal Democrat Sitting MP

MP for North Devon · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: ian.roome.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency office

The Castle Centre, 25 Castle Street, Barnstaple, North Devon, EX31 1DR

Tel: 01271 410470

Email: ian.roome.mp@parliament.uk

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
54.8%
346 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
66 meetings attended
Debate contributions
166
in the 7 year window
Written questions
362
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
2
current

Biography

Ian Roome is the Liberal Democrat MP for North Devon, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
North Devon4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Liberal Democrat4 July 2024Present

Voting participation

Participation rate
54.8%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
346

588th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Liberal Democrat average 65.2%

Participation by year

Ian Roome voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 60.3%60.3%2025: 52.5%52.5%2026: 56.4%56.4%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236133 56.4%
2025322169 52.5%
20247344 60.3%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631346 54.8%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
166
Written questions
362
Oral questions
20
Early day motions
12
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
66

joint 229th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Liberal Democrat average 595

Written questions per year
Ian Roome: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0501001502002024: 161620242025: 18218220252026: 1641642026
Oral questions per year
Ian Roome: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0358102024: 5520242025: 7720252026: 882026
Early day motions per year
Ian Roome: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.02024: 2220242025: 5520252026: 552026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 97 59 164 8 5 0 0
2025 49 41 182 7 5 0 0
2024 20 13 16 5 2 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Defence Committee Member 28 October 2024 51 of 51 100.0%
Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill Member 9 February 2026 15 of 15 100.0%

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Liberal Democrat average 99.4%

Hansard activity

Contributions
166
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
113
distinct debates

joint 502nd of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Liberal Democrat average 419

Contributions per year
Ian Roome: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year02550751002024: 202020242025: 494920252026: 97972026
Debates participated in per year
Ian Roome: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002024: 131320242025: 414120252026: 59592026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2024

    • – Became MP for North Devon
    • – Joined Liberal Democrat
    • – Joined Defence Committee

  2. 2026

    • – Joined Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill

Constituency: North Devon

North Devon constituency boundary
Area
1,087.0 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
LD Gain · majority 6,744
Electorate
79,079 · turnout 65.0%
Postcode areas
EX16, EX17, EX18, EX31, EX32, EX33, EX34, EX35, EX36, EX37, EX39, TA22

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.