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James Cartlidge vs Dr Allison Gardner

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 Dr Allison Gardner
Dr Allison Gardner
Lab Stoke-on-Trent South

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Dr Allison Gardner voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 374 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 369 different votes 374 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 6 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
22 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
34 Aye 55 No
Tax 0% aligned 89 shared votes
55 Aye 34 No
7 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
29 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 55 No
Tax 0% aligned 89 shared votes
55 Aye 34 No
7 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
29 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 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
85.6 %
13 % above average
Rank 85 of 649
2,040
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
492
575 eligible divisions
974
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
246
50.0 % of votes cast
1,066
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
246
50.0 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
11
2.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

67
-10.6 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 649
Appearances
58
-19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 649
165
+27.2 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 649
Contributions
99
-38.8 vs Commons average
Rank 318 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
£200,981
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£200,981
11 % below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
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
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#4
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#5
Housing
30 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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