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James Cartlidge vs Darren Paffey

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 Darren Paffey
Darren Paffey
Lab Southampton Itchen

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Darren Paffey voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 338 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 330 different votes 338 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
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
21 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No
37 Aye 53 No
Tax 0% aligned 90 shared votes
53 Aye 37 No
11 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 53 No
Tax 0% aligned 90 shared votes
53 Aye 37 No
11 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 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
78.3%
6% above average
Rank 233 of 649
2,052
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
462
590 eligible divisions
982
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
210
45.5% of votes cast
1,070
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
252
54.5% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.8% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
-21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 649
Appearances
53
-29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 649
154
+11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 649
Contributions
63
-79.9 vs Commons average
Rank 463 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
£200,934
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24% above average
Latest expenses
£200,934
11% below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#5
Benefits
27 of 30 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
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
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 Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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