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James Cartlidge vs Jim Shannon

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 Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Jim Shannon voted the same way 77% of the time, based on 1,764 shared comparable votes.

1,365 same votes 399 different votes 1,764 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
23 Aye 22 No
Energy 98% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
30 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 60 shared votes
31 Aye 29 No
80 Aye 124 No
Brexit / EU 88% aligned 204 shared votes
75 Aye 129 No
94 Aye 157 No
Tax 88% aligned 251 shared votes
109 Aye 142 No
16 Aye 30 No
Digital / Online Safety 85% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 30 No
Benefits 54% aligned 54 shared votes
25 Aye 29 No
83 Aye 37 No
Migration 54% aligned 120 shared votes
76 Aye 44 No
19 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 54% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 27 No
Housing 64% aligned 47 shared votes
31 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 21 No
Defence 64% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 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
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 92 of 650
2,031
2,350 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,007
2,350 eligible divisions
970
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,037
51.7 % of votes cast
1,061
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
970
48.3 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

67
-4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 650
Appearances
1,158
+1086.6 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
166
+39.2 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 650
Contributions
1,419
+1292.2 vs Commons average
Rank 3 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
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
205 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 75 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival 15 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Devolution / Local Government Tax
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Government amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 2 13 Nov 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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