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James Cartlidge vs Ashley Dalton

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 Ashley Dalton
Ashley Dalton
Lab West Lancashire

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Ashley Dalton voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 452 shared comparable votes.

15 same votes 437 different votes 452 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
2 Aye 4 No
Environment / Climate 17% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 10 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 10% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
19 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
53 Aye 23 No
Migration 4% aligned 76 shared votes
20 Aye 56 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
46 Aye 29 No
11 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 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
63.5 %
9 % below average
Rank 535 of 649
2,036
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
577
908 eligible divisions
972
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
275
47.7 % of votes cast
1,064
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
302
52.3 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.7 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
3 years, 5 months
Since 9 Feb 2023

Debates

70
-5.3 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 649
Appearances
43
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 649
168
+34.2 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 649
Contributions
118
-15.8 vs Commons average
Rank 233 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
£607,098
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£323,917
43 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
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

Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
6 of 6 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 75 votes
#2
NHS / Health
16 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
15 of 17 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#4
Migration
79 of 96 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#5
Energy
23 of 32 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
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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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