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Dr Zubir Ahmed vs James Cartlidge

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

Photograph of Dr Zubir Ahmed
Dr Zubir Ahmed
Lab Glasgow South West
vs
Photograph of James Cartlidge
James Cartlidge
Con South Suffolk

Voting alignment

Dr Zubir Ahmed and James Cartlidge voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 297 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 293 different votes 297 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
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
40 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
23 Aye 40 No
21 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
23 Aye 40 No
21 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

72.8 %
same as average
Rank 365 of 650
Participation
86.4 %
14 % above average
Rank 69 of 650
410
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,030
2,349 eligible divisions
218
53.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
970
47.8 % of votes cast
192
46.8 % of votes cast
No votes
1,060
52.2 % of votes cast
12
2.9 % 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

61
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 650
Appearances
65
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
111
-14.8 vs Commons average
Rank 233 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

£243,911
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
£243,911
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,834
24 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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

Migration
10 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 75 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Education
43 of 49 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Energy
17 of 20 votes
#5
Housing
61 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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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Voting source Commons Votes API