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James Cartlidge vs Gregory Stafford

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 Gregory Stafford
Gregory Stafford
Con Farnham and Bordon

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Gregory Stafford voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 381 shared comparable votes.

376 same votes 5 different votes 381 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
35 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
35 Aye 59 No
25 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
11 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
35 Aye 59 No
25 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
11 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

86.3%
14% above average
Rank 65 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 270 of 650
2,086
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
483
631 eligible divisions
998
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
224
46.4% of votes cast
1,088
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
259
53.6% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

64
-30.0 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
Appearances
161
+67.0 vs Commons average
Rank 77 of 650
159
-4.8 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 650
Contributions
304
+140.2 vs Commons average
Rank 79 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
£192,386
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24% above average
Latest expenses
£192,386
15% below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
211 of 212 votes
#1
Tax
108 of 121 votes
Foreign Affairs
78 of 82 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
Work / Employment
76 of 80 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
57 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 42 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#5
Education
41 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
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