Ian Roome.

A steady constituency advocate who has notched one notable win, Ian Roome secured a share of a £237m NHS investment for North Devon after the Health Secretary publicly credited his persistent lobbying — describing Roome as "jumping out to collar me about services." On transport, he has led visible campaigns over the flooded Barnstaple rail line, presenting a 3,000-signature petition to Parliament and meeting directly with Network Rail. No rebel votes mar his record; he has voted with the Liberal Democrats on every counted division.

His participation rate of 55% sits below the Commons average, though MPs with heavy committee workloads sometimes record lower chamber attendance. His stance profile shows strong alignment with climate action (88%), consumer protection (91%), Lords scrutiny (93%), and welfare expansion (79%) — all broadly consistent with Liberal Democrat positioning. He diverges from his own party most sharply on crime, voting tough-on-crime just 25% of the time against the party's 60% average, and on victims' rights, where he sits 29 points below his party peers. He backs assisted dying access at a slightly higher rate than his colleagues.

His committee seats — on the Defence Select Committee and the Armed Forces Bill Committee — explain why defence (41 contributions) and economy-jobs (46) dominate his speech record, alongside health (19) and local government (19). Recent news coverage over the past 90 days centres on planning, crime, and local government, but carries neutral sentiment overall. One article flagged in the data relates to his predecessor Selaine Saxby and is not relevant to his record. Voting data goes back to July 2024; speech and news data provide reasonable coverage of his two years in post.