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James Cartlidge vs Karin Smyth

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 Karin Smyth
Karin Smyth
Lab Bristol South

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Karin Smyth voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,499 shared comparable votes.

75 same votes 1,424 different votes 1,499 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
68 Aye 106 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 174 shared votes
108 Aye 66 No
19 Aye 20 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 25 No
Benefits 5% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
75 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 149 shared votes
75 Aye 74 No
19 Aye 25 No
Energy 5% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 56 shared votes
32 Aye 24 No
20 Aye 35 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 55 shared votes
35 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 23 No
Housing 0% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 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
72.6%
same as average
Rank 366 of 649
2,052
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,724
2,376 eligible divisions
982
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
962
55.8% of votes cast
1,070
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
762
44.2% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

61
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 649
Appearances
107
+24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649
154
+10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 649
Contributions
411
+267.5 vs Commons average
Rank 33 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
£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24% above average
Latest expenses
£291,769
29% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#4
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 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
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
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