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Emma Hardy vs James Cartlidge

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

Photograph of Emma Hardy
Emma Hardy
Lab Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
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James Cartlidge
Con South Suffolk

Voting alignment

Emma Hardy and James Cartlidge voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,303 shared comparable votes.

57 same votes 1,246 different votes 1,303 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
97 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 7% aligned 159 shared votes
63 Aye 96 No
17 Aye 15 No
Benefits 6% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
30 Aye 12 No
Education 5% aligned 42 shared votes
14 Aye 28 No
62 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 131 shared votes
68 Aye 63 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 60 shared votes
21 Aye 39 No
27 Aye 29 No
Trade 0% aligned 56 shared votes
29 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 28 No
Transport 0% aligned 55 shared votes
28 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 47 shared votes
20 Aye 27 No
18 Aye 20 No
Defence 0% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

70.6 %
2 % below average
Rank 415 of 649
Participation
86.4 %
14 % above average
Rank 67 of 649
1,487
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,040
2,361 eligible divisions
805
54.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
974
47.7 % of votes cast
682
45.9 % of votes cast
No votes
1,066
52.3 % of votes cast
8
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

76
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
394
+255.7 vs Commons average
Rank 36 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

£1,996,509
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
£312,134
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,834
24 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
6
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
63 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 52 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
160 of 188 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 46 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
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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 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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
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
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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