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James Cartlidge vs Ian Murray

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 Ian Murray
Ian Murray
Lab Edinburgh South

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Ian Murray voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,485 shared comparable votes.

76 same votes 1,409 different votes 1,485 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
12 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
76 Aye 114 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 190 shared votes
115 Aye 75 No
16 Aye 28 No
Benefits 5% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
77 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 148 shared votes
73 Aye 75 No
14 Aye 44 No
Education 3% aligned 58 shared votes
46 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 56 shared votes
29 Aye 27 No
28 Aye 25 No
Transport 0% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
19 Aye 32 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 51 shared votes
32 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
16 Aye 23 No
Housing 0% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 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
71.2%
1% below average
Rank 402 of 649
2,052
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,692
2,376 eligible divisions
982
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
939
55.5% of votes cast
1,070
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
753
44.5% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

61
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 649
Appearances
79
-3.3 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 649
154
+10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 649
Contributions
161
+17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 178 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
£2,997,266
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24% above average
Latest expenses
£277,506
23% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
#2
Migration
152 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#5
Work / Employment
60 of 77 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
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
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 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
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
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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