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James Cartlidge vs Brendan O'Hara

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 Brendan O'Hara
Brendan O'Hara
SNP Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Brendan O'Hara voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 1,236 shared comparable votes.

96 same votes 1,140 different votes 1,236 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
67 Aye 129 No
Tax 22% aligned 196 shared votes
122 Aye 74 No
19 Aye 25 No
Energy 16% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 13 No
Defence 15% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 13% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
16 Aye 20 No
Transport 8% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 30 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
2 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 12 shared votes
10 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 6 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 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
57.7%
15% below average
Rank 590 of 649
2,052
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,370
2,376 eligible divisions
982
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
754
55.0% of votes cast
1,070
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
616
45.0% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

61
-21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 649
Appearances
79
-3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 265 of 649
154
+11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 649
Contributions
93
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 356 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
£2,535,264
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24% above average
Latest expenses
£358,048
58% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
5 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
Migration
163 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#4
Trade
74 of 91 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#5
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
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