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Catherine Atkinson vs James Cartlidge

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

Photograph of Catherine Atkinson
Catherine Atkinson
Lab Derby North
vs
Photograph of James Cartlidge
James Cartlidge
Con South Suffolk

Voting alignment

Catherine Atkinson and James Cartlidge voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 358 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 352 different votes 358 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
7 Aye 8 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 38 shared votes
13 Aye 25 No
49 Aye 32 No
Tax 1% aligned 81 shared votes
31 Aye 50 No
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 37 shared votes
8 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
9 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 37 shared votes
8 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
9 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

79.5%
7% above average
Rank 210 of 649
Participation
86.4%
14% above average
Rank 67 of 649
469
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,052
2,376 eligible divisions
240
51.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
982
47.9% of votes cast
229
48.8% of votes cast
No votes
1,070
52.1% of votes cast
15
3.2% of votes cast
Against party
14
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

90
+6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 649
Appearances
62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 649
181
+35.1 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 649
Contributions
155
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 196 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£207,563
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
£207,563
8% below average
Latest expenses
£280,834
24% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#5
Housing
62 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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