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James Cartlidge vs Emma Hardy

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 Emma Hardy
Emma Hardy
Lab Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Emma Hardy voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,311 shared comparable votes.

58 same votes 1,253 different votes 1,311 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
63 Aye 96 No
Brexit / EU 7% aligned 159 shared votes
97 Aye 62 No
13 Aye 19 No
Benefits 6% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 19 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 28 No
Education 5% aligned 42 shared votes
30 Aye 12 No
68 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 131 shared votes
62 Aye 69 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 39 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 60 shared votes
39 Aye 21 No
29 Aye 27 No
Trade 0% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 No
28 Aye 27 No
Transport 0% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 18 No
Defence 0% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 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
70.6%
2% below average
Rank 417 of 649
2,052
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,497
2,121 eligible divisions
982
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
807
53.9% of votes cast
1,070
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
690
46.1% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.7% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 649
Appearances
80
-3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 649
155
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 196 of 649
Contributions
393
+247.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 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
£1,996,509
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24% above average
Latest expenses
£312,134
38% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
NHS / Health
45 of 52 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
160 of 188 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 46 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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