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James Cartlidge vs Jess Asato

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 Jess Asato
Jess Asato
Lab Lowestoft

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Jess Asato voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 336 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 331 different votes 336 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
6 Aye 9 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
22 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 38 shared votes
16 Aye 22 No
36 Aye 53 No
Tax 0% aligned 89 shared votes
53 Aye 36 No
8 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 38 shared votes
30 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 53 No
Tax 0% aligned 89 shared votes
53 Aye 36 No
8 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 38 shared votes
30 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 14 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 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
79.3 %
7 % above average
Rank 214 of 649
2,040
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
456
575 eligible divisions
974
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
225
49.3 % of votes cast
1,066
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
231
50.7 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
13
2.9 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
Appearances
22
-55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 576 of 650
165
+26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 650
Contributions
23
-115.3 vs Commons average
Rank 586 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
£194,965
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£194,965
14 % below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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