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James Cartlidge vs Graham Stringer

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 Graham Stringer
Graham Stringer
Lab Blackley and Middleton South

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Graham Stringer voted the same way 11% of the time, based on 1,212 shared comparable votes.

136 same votes 1,076 different votes 1,212 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
41 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 61% aligned 106 shared votes
46 Aye 60 No
23 Aye 24 No
Trade 11% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
31 Aye 23 No
Transport 9% aligned 54 shared votes
20 Aye 34 No
8 Aye 15 No
Benefits 9% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 20 No
Defence 8% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 30 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 21 No
Housing 0% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 20 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 10 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 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
57.7%
15% below average
Rank 589 of 649
2,052
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,372
2,376 eligible divisions
982
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
685
49.9% of votes cast
1,070
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
687
50.1% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
115
8.4% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

61
-20.7 vs Commons average
Rank 360 of 649
Appearances
56
-25.7 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 649
154
+11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 649
Contributions
44
-98.3 vs Commons average
Rank 528 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
£2,011,354
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24% above average
Latest expenses
£160,334
29% below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
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
Migration
123 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
#2
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
47 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#4
Defence
47 of 71 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#5
Housing
44 of 67 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
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
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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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