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James Cartlidge vs Edward Argar

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 Edward Argar
Edward Argar
Con Melton and Syston

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Edward Argar voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,987 shared comparable votes.

1,980 same votes 7 different votes 1,987 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
101 Aye 171 No
Tax 100% aligned 272 shared votes
101 Aye 171 No
84 Aye 125 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 209 shared votes
84 Aye 125 No
96 Aye 96 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 192 shared votes
96 Aye 96 No
112 Aye 44 No
Migration 100% aligned 156 shared votes
112 Aye 44 No
46 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 82 shared votes
46 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
101 Aye 171 No
Tax 100% aligned 272 shared votes
101 Aye 171 No
84 Aye 125 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 209 shared votes
84 Aye 125 No
96 Aye 96 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 192 shared votes
96 Aye 96 No
112 Aye 44 No
Migration 100% aligned 156 shared votes
112 Aye 44 No
46 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 82 shared votes
46 Aye 36 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
90.2 %
18 % above average
Rank 17 of 649
2,040
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,130
2,361 eligible divisions
974
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,014
47.6 % of votes cast
1,066
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
1,116
52.4 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

67
-11.0 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 649
Appearances
84
+6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 649
165
+26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 649
Contributions
131
-7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 212 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
£1,201,891
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£201,413
11 % below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
209 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
#2
Migration
164 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 43 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye rebel
Nick Boles's motion D (Common Market 2.0) 1 Apr 2019
No
Aye rebel
George Eustice's motion H (EFTA and EEA) 27 Mar 2019
No
Aye rebel
Nick Boles's motion D (Common market 2.0) 27 Mar 2019
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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