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James Cartlidge vs Ben Maguire

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 Ben Maguire
Ben Maguire
LD North Cornwall

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Ben Maguire voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 259 shared comparable votes.

211 same votes 48 different votes 259 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
8 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
25 Aye 35 No
Tax 93% aligned 60 shared votes
29 Aye 31 No
1 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 93% aligned 15 shared votes
2 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 89% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 6 No
Energy 17% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 8 No
Benefits 55% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 1 No
Trade 67% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 17 No
Housing 70% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 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 650
Participation
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 561 of 650
2,026
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
345
558 eligible divisions
968
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
185
53.6 % of votes cast
1,058
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
160
46.4 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

66
-4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 650
Appearances
80
+9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 650
164
+39.2 vs Commons average
Rank 141 of 650
Contributions
93
-31.8 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,125
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,125
21 % below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 75 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Defence
27 of 33 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#4
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#5
Trade
4 of 5 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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