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James Cartlidge vs Heidi Alexander

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 Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Heidi Alexander voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 554 shared comparable votes.

19 same votes 535 different votes 554 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
3 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
29 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 16% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
4 Aye 16 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 12 No
Energy 5% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
38 Aye 64 No
Tax 0% aligned 102 shared votes
64 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 64 No
Tax 0% aligned 102 shared votes
64 Aye 38 No
13 Aye 53 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 66 shared votes
53 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 30 No
Education 0% aligned 44 shared votes
30 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 20 No
Housing 0% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 28 shared votes
13 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 69 of 649
Participation
62.5 %
10 % below average
Rank 551 of 649
2,036
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
356
570 eligible divisions
972
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
168
47.2 % of votes cast
1,064
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
188
52.8 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

70
-5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 649
Appearances
57
-18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 649
168
+33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 153 of 649
Contributions
501
+366.5 vs Commons average
Rank 18 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
£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,830
21 % below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
210 of 211 votes
#1
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 75 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Transport
25 of 29 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 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
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
Draft Sovereign Grant 2011 (Change of Percentage) Order 2017 15 Mar 2017
Aye
Aye
Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Bill: Third Reading 24 Feb 2017
Crime / Justice
Aye
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