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James Cartlidge vs Dawn Butler

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
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Dawn Butler
Lab Brent East

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Dawn Butler voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,336 shared comparable votes.

59 same votes 1,277 different votes 1,336 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
13 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
67 Aye 104 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 171 shared votes
105 Aye 66 No
15 Aye 18 No
Benefits 6% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 15 No
Digital / Online Safety 5% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 26 No
Trade 0% aligned 60 shared votes
26 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 21 No
Housing 0% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 35 shared votes
24 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 18 No
Energy 0% aligned 33 shared votes
18 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
64.2%
8% below average
Rank 530 of 649
2,052
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,525
2,376 eligible divisions
982
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
843
55.3% of votes cast
1,070
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
682
44.7% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
25
1.6% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 649
Appearances
60
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 373 of 649
155
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 196 of 649
Contributions
62
-83.9 vs Commons average
Rank 468 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
£2,182,360
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24% above average
Latest expenses
£287,721
27% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
172 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
#2
Transport
72 of 95 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Education
72 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 91 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#5
Work / Employment
56 of 77 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
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
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: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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
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