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James Cartlidge vs Ed Davey

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 Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Ed Davey voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 1,121 shared comparable votes.

205 same votes 916 different votes 1,121 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
10 Aye 23 No
Education 64% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 58% aligned 31 shared votes
6 Aye 25 No
9 Aye 15 No
Housing 42% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
44 Aye 91 No
Tax 33% aligned 135 shared votes
81 Aye 54 No
24 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 26% aligned 38 shared votes
6 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
12 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 3% aligned 40 shared votes
29 Aye 11 No
65 Aye 39 No
Migration 3% aligned 104 shared votes
36 Aye 68 No
64 Aye 104 No
Brexit / EU 7% aligned 168 shared votes
104 Aye 64 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
60.4 %
12 % below average
Rank 572 of 649
2,040
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,271
2,106 eligible divisions
974
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
713
56.1 % of votes cast
1,066
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
558
43.9 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
Appearances
60
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
165
+26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 650
Contributions
98
-40.3 vs Commons average
Rank 323 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
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30 % above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
170 of 188 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 163 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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