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James Cartlidge vs Dr Zubir Ahmed

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
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Photograph of Dr Zubir Ahmed
Dr Zubir Ahmed
Lab Glasgow South West

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Dr Zubir Ahmed voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 278 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 274 different votes 278 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
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
17 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
40 Aye 22 No
8 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
40 Aye 22 No
8 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

86.6 %
13 % above average
Rank 78 of 648
Participation
73.2 %
same as average
Rank 364 of 648
2,002
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
385
526 eligible divisions
953
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
208
54.0 % of votes cast
1,049
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
177
46.0 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
12
3.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

59
-1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 648
Appearances
56
-4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 648
107
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 648
Contributions
102
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£243,911
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,911
8 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
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
16 of 17 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 75 votes
#2
Migration
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
#4
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#5
Education
43 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
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