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James Cartlidge vs Carla Lockhart

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
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Photograph of Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 69% of the time, based on 644 shared comparable votes.

442 same votes 202 different votes 644 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
5 Aye 10 No
Energy 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
2 Aye 9 No
Education 91% aligned 11 shared votes
1 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 89% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
30 Aye 65 No
Tax 88% aligned 95 shared votes
35 Aye 60 No
5 Aye 9 No
Housing 79% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 43% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
25 Aye 18 No
Migration 51% aligned 43 shared votes
30 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 13 No
Benefits 52% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 9 No
Trade 52% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 53% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 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
45.5%
27% below average
Rank 628 of 649
2,052
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
755
1,658 eligible divisions
982
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
389
51.5% of votes cast
1,070
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
366
48.5% 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
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

61
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 649
Appearances
175
+92.7 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
154
+10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 649
Contributions
197
+53.5 vs Commons average
Rank 139 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
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24% above average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
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
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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