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Dame Karen Bradley vs James Cartlidge

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

Photograph of Dame Karen Bradley
Dame Karen Bradley
Con Staffordshire Moorlands
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Photograph of James Cartlidge
James Cartlidge
Con South Suffolk

Voting alignment

Dame Karen Bradley and James Cartlidge voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,502 shared comparable votes.

1,496 same votes 6 different votes 1,502 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
75 Aye 136 No
Tax 100% aligned 211 shared votes
75 Aye 136 No
68 Aye 119 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 187 shared votes
68 Aye 119 No
74 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 146 shared votes
74 Aye 72 No
36 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 71 shared votes
36 Aye 35 No
49 Aye 21 No
Migration 100% aligned 70 shared votes
49 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
75 Aye 136 No
Tax 100% aligned 211 shared votes
75 Aye 136 No
68 Aye 119 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 187 shared votes
68 Aye 119 No
74 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 146 shared votes
74 Aye 72 No
36 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 71 shared votes
36 Aye 35 No
49 Aye 21 No
Migration 100% aligned 70 shared votes
49 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

67.2 %
6 % below average
Rank 475 of 649
Participation
86.4 %
14 % above average
Rank 67 of 649
1,586
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,040
2,361 eligible divisions
742
46.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
974
47.7 % of votes cast
844
53.2 % of votes cast
No votes
1,066
52.3 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % 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

74
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
80
-58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 386 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

£2,878,658
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
£283,093
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,834
24 % above average
12
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
11
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

Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
61 of 77 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#5
Housing
61 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No rebel
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye rebel
No rebel
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
Treasury update on international aid 13 Jul 2021
Aye
No rebel
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps and Other Provisions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 16 Jun 2021
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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