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James Cartlidge vs Alistair Strathern

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
vs
Photograph of Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Alistair Strathern voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 438 shared comparable votes.

15 same votes 423 different votes 438 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 1 No
NHS / Health 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 9 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 13% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
21 Aye 10 No
Migration 10% aligned 31 shared votes
7 Aye 24 No
20 Aye 31 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 65 No
Tax 0% aligned 102 shared votes
65 Aye 37 No
12 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 22 No
Housing 0% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 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 69 of 649
Participation
79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 223 of 649
2,036
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
584
739 eligible divisions
972
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
302
51.7 % of votes cast
1,064
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
282
48.3 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

70
-5.3 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 649
Appearances
62
-13.3 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 649
168
+34.2 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 649
Contributions
71
-62.8 vs Commons average
Rank 408 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
£379,404
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£295,499
31 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Benefits
31 of 31 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 75 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#5
Energy
24 of 25 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate 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 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
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
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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