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Dame Chi Onwurah vs James Cartlidge

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

Photograph of Dame Chi Onwurah
Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
vs
Photograph of James Cartlidge
James Cartlidge
Con South Suffolk

Voting alignment

Dame Chi Onwurah and James Cartlidge voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,587 shared comparable votes.

77 same votes 1,510 different votes 1,587 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
110 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 7% aligned 177 shared votes
69 Aye 108 No
22 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
86 Aye 76 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 162 shared votes
79 Aye 83 No
25 Aye 20 No
Energy 4% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
42 Aye 18 No
Education 3% aligned 60 shared votes
20 Aye 40 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 33 No
Trade 0% aligned 64 shared votes
33 Aye 31 No
41 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 63 shared votes
22 Aye 41 No
29 Aye 34 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 63 shared votes
34 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 33 No
Transport 0% aligned 62 shared votes
33 Aye 29 No
25 Aye 22 No
Housing 0% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 286 of 649
Participation
86.4 %
14 % above average
Rank 67 of 649
1,798
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,040
2,361 eligible divisions
1,003
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
974
47.7 % of votes cast
795
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
1,066
52.3 % of votes cast
16
0.9 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

108
+30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
157
+18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 171 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

£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
£303,201
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,834
24 % above average
14
4 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

Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#5
Housing
61 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
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 Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Hunting Trophies Bill 2R 22 Mar 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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