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James Cartlidge vs Kim Leadbeater

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
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Photograph of Kim Leadbeater
Kim Leadbeater
Lab Spen Valley

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Kim Leadbeater voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 888 shared comparable votes.

35 same votes 853 different votes 888 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 14 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 6 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
48 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 107 shared votes
57 Aye 50 No
9 Aye 18 No
Energy 4% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 35 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 56 shared votes
35 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 20 No
Housing 0% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 28 shared votes
19 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
82.3%
10% above average
Rank 151 of 649
2,052
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,103
1,340 eligible divisions
982
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
571
51.8% of votes cast
1,070
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
532
48.2% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
5 years, 3 months
Since 1 Jul 2021

Debates

62
-21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 650
Appearances
9
-74.6 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 650
155
+9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 196 of 650
Contributions
18
-127.7 vs Commons average
Rank 611 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
£1,032,995
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24% above average
Latest expenses
£309,696
37% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Education
63 of 65 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
#2
NHS / Health
37 of 40 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
129 of 142 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
28 of 31 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
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