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James Cartlidge vs Alan Gemmell

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

Photograph of James Cartlidge
James Cartlidge
Con South Suffolk
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Photograph of Alan Gemmell
Alan Gemmell
Lab Central Ayrshire

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Alan Gemmell voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 358 shared comparable votes.

12 same votes 346 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
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
29 Aye 55 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
55 Aye 29 No
6 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
28 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 55 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
55 Aye 29 No
6 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
28 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

86.4%
14% above average
Rank 67 of 649
Participation
79.7%
7% above average
Rank 207 of 649
2,052
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
470
590 eligible divisions
982
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
52.3% of votes cast
1,070
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
224
47.7% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 649
Appearances
57
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 649
154
+10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 649
Contributions
65
-78.5 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£170,626
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24% above average
Latest expenses
£170,626
25% below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
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

Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
#1
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
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