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James Cartlidge vs Ian Roome

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 Roome
Ian Roome
LD North Devon

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Ian Roome voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 211 shared comparable votes.

166 same votes 45 different votes 211 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
7 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 94% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 28 No
Tax 92% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
5 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
4 Aye 4 No
Transport 88% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 25% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 5 No
Energy 29% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 4 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 8 No
Housing 42% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 62% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 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 650
Participation
54.9 %
18 % below average
Rank 608 of 650
2,030
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
309
563 eligible divisions
970
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
171
55.3 % of votes cast
1,060
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
138
44.7 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

65
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
Appearances
78
+7.1 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 650
163
+37.2 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 650
Contributions
106
-19.8 vs Commons average
Rank 251 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
£156,328
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£156,328
31 % below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Trade
5 of 5 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 75 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#5
Work / Employment
27 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
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