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James Cartlidge vs Douglas McAllister

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 Douglas McAllister
Douglas McAllister
Lab West Dunbartonshire

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Douglas McAllister voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 365 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 357 different votes 365 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
22 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
29 Aye 54 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
54 Aye 29 No
10 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 54 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
54 Aye 29 No
10 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 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 73 of 650
Participation
88.9 %
16 % above average
Rank 37 of 650
2,019
2,337 eligible divisions
Total votes
490
551 eligible divisions
966
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
245
50.0 % of votes cast
1,053
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
245
50.0 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
15
3.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

68
+0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 650
Appearances
101
+33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 108 of 650
122
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 650
Contributions
120
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 202 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£142,257
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£142,257
37 % below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
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
Defence
31 of 31 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 75 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Transport
25 of 25 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
#4
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
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: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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