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James Cartlidge vs Brian Mathew

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Brian Mathew voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 281 shared comparable votes.

222 same votes 59 different votes 281 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
25 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
25 Aye 39 No
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
7 Aye 18 No
Education 96% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 90% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 4 No
Environment / Climate 20% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 57% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 3 No
Energy 60% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 17 No
Housing 67% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 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
65.8%
7% below average
Rank 505 of 649
2,052
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
388
590 eligible divisions
982
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
196
50.5% of votes cast
1,070
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
192
49.5% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.4% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
-20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 649
Appearances
80
-1.8 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 649
154
+11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Contributions
90
-52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 361 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
£157,740
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24% above average
Latest expenses
£157,740
30% below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 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
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#4
Housing
28 of 32 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#5
Benefits
25 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API