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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 336 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 331 different votes 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
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
19 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
40 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
40 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 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 64 of 650
Participation
73.7%
1% above average
Rank 336 of 650
2,077
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
456
619 eligible divisions
996
48.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
237
52.0% of votes cast
1,081
52.0% of votes cast
No votes
219
48.0% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.1% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

68
-20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 650
Appearances
81
-7.8 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 650
164
+9.4 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 650
Contributions
161
+6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 196 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
£243,911
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24% above average
Latest expenses
£243,911
8% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 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
211 of 212 votes
#1
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
78 of 82 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
76 of 80 votes
#3
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
#4
Education
44 of 50 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#5
Energy
17 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
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
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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Voting source Commons Votes API