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James Cartlidge vs Gerald Jones

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 Gerald Jones
Gerald Jones
Lab Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Gerald Jones voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 1,549 shared comparable votes.

87 same votes 1,462 different votes 1,549 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
67 Aye 107 No
Brexit / EU 8% aligned 174 shared votes
111 Aye 63 No
17 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 20 No
Energy 5% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 27 No
Benefits 5% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
76 Aye 81 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 157 shared votes
82 Aye 75 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 27 No
Trade 0% aligned 62 shared votes
27 Aye 35 No
22 Aye 39 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 61 shared votes
39 Aye 22 No
33 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 56 shared votes
23 Aye 33 No
20 Aye 25 No
Housing 0% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 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
81.0%
8% above average
Rank 180 of 649
2,052
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,925
2,376 eligible divisions
982
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,075
55.8% of votes cast
1,070
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
850
44.2% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

61
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 649
Appearances
31
-51.3 vs Commons average
Rank 549 of 649
154
+10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 649
Contributions
39
-104.5 vs Commons average
Rank 546 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
£2,070,048
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24% above average
Latest expenses
£278,380
23% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
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
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
#2
Transport
86 of 95 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#4
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#5
Defence
62 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
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