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Aphra Brandreth vs James Cartlidge

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

Photograph of Aphra Brandreth
Aphra Brandreth
Con Chester South and Eddisbury
vs
Photograph of James Cartlidge
James Cartlidge
Con South Suffolk

Voting alignment

Aphra Brandreth and James Cartlidge voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 313 shared comparable votes.

313 same votes 0 different votes 313 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
32 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
32 Aye 42 No
18 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
8 Aye 27 No
7 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
32 Aye 42 No
18 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
8 Aye 27 No
7 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

65.4 %
7 % below average
Rank 509 of 650
Participation
86.4 %
14 % above average
Rank 69 of 650
368
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,030
2,349 eligible divisions
173
47.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
970
47.8 % of votes cast
195
53.0 % of votes cast
No votes
1,060
52.2 % of votes cast
13
3.5 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

69
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 650
Appearances
65
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
77
-48.8 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 650
Contributions
163
+37.2 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£250,031
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
£250,031
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,834
24 % above average
12
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
2
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 37 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 75 votes
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Tax
79 of 111 votes
#5
Housing
61 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival 15 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API