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Bobby Dean vs James Cartlidge

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

Photograph of Bobby Dean
Bobby Dean
LD Carshalton and Wallington
vs
Photograph of James Cartlidge
James Cartlidge
Con South Suffolk

Voting alignment

Bobby Dean and James Cartlidge voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 275 shared comparable votes.

224 same votes 51 different votes 275 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
9 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
27 Aye 41 No
Tax 96% aligned 68 shared votes
24 Aye 44 No
5 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 92% aligned 25 shared votes
5 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 90% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 1 No
Energy 38% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 67% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

68.5 %
4 % below average
Rank 457 of 649
Participation
86.4 %
14 % above average
Rank 67 of 649
394
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,040
2,361 eligible divisions
205
52.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
974
47.7 % of votes cast
189
48.0 % of votes cast
No votes
1,066
52.3 % of votes cast
2
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

89
+11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
104
-34.3 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 650
Contributions
165
+26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£178,307
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
£178,307
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£280,834
24 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Education
41 of 50 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#5
Housing
61 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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