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James Cartlidge vs Dame Nia Griffith

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 Dame Nia Griffith
Dame Nia Griffith
Lab Llanelli

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Dame Nia Griffith voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,633 shared comparable votes.

79 same votes 1,554 different votes 1,633 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
73 Aye 108 No
Brexit / EU 8% aligned 181 shared votes
112 Aye 69 No
23 Aye 27 No
Energy 6% aligned 50 shared votes
30 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 27 No
Benefits 5% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
77 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 147 shared votes
69 Aye 78 No
6 Aye 26 No
Digital / Online Safety 3% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 33 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 67 shared votes
33 Aye 34 No
34 Aye 31 No
Trade 0% aligned 65 shared votes
31 Aye 34 No
34 Aye 31 No
Transport 0% aligned 65 shared votes
31 Aye 34 No
23 Aye 40 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 63 shared votes
40 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 33 No
Housing 0% aligned 52 shared votes
33 Aye 19 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
77.8%
5% above average
Rank 249 of 649
2,052
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,849
2,376 eligible divisions
982
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
55.3% of votes cast
1,070
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
826
44.7% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
16
0.9% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

61
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 649
Appearances
70
-12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 649
154
+10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 649
Contributions
83
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 387 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
£2,805,379
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24% above average
Latest expenses
£279,114
23% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
67 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#5
Migration
148 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 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 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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
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
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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