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James Cartlidge vs Aphra Brandreth

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 Aphra Brandreth
Aphra Brandreth
Con Chester South and Eddisbury

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Aphra Brandreth voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 302 shared comparable votes.

302 same votes 0 different votes 302 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
32 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
32 Aye 42 No
18 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
8 Aye 27 No
7 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
32 Aye 42 No
18 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
8 Aye 27 No
7 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

86.6 %
13 % above average
Rank 78 of 648
Participation
67.1 %
6 % below average
Rank 489 of 648
2,002
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
353
526 eligible divisions
953
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
160
45.3 % of votes cast
1,049
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
193
54.7 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.7 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

59
-1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 648
Appearances
74
+13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 648
107
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 648
Contributions
95
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£250,031
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,031
11 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
12
5 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 75 votes
#2
Work / Employment
35 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Transport
17 of 21 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#5
Trade
3 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API