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James Cartlidge vs Bridget Phillipson

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 Bridget Phillipson
Bridget Phillipson
Lab Houghton and Sunderland South

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Bridget Phillipson voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,208 shared comparable votes.

55 same votes 1,153 different votes 1,208 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
71 Aye 102 No
Brexit / EU 8% aligned 173 shared votes
106 Aye 67 No
12 Aye 16 No
Energy 7% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 20 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
48 Aye 25 No
Migration 4% aligned 73 shared votes
22 Aye 51 No
8 Aye 20 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 106 No
Tax 0% aligned 161 shared votes
106 Aye 55 No
20 Aye 32 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 52 shared votes
32 Aye 20 No
26 Aye 26 No
Transport 0% aligned 52 shared votes
26 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 20 No
Defence 0% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 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
56.0%
17% below average
Rank 600 of 649
2,052
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,330
2,376 eligible divisions
982
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
799
60.1% of votes cast
1,070
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
531
39.9% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

61
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 649
Appearances
86
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 649
154
+10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 649
Contributions
573
+429.5 vs Commons average
Rank 13 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
£2,958,445
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24% above average
Latest expenses
£276,480
22% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
13
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
175 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
#2
Education
78 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#4
Trade
63 of 91 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
32 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 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
Adjournment (Summer, Conference and Christmas Recess) 12 Jul 2023
Aye
Aye
Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 28 Jun 2023
Education
Aye
Aye
Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill: Third Reading 10 Jan 2022
Energy
Aye
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