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James Cartlidge vs Lee Barron

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 Lee Barron
Lee Barron
Lab Corby and East Northamptonshire

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Lee Barron voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 321 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 313 different votes 321 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 8 No
Benefits 21% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 38 shared votes
16 Aye 22 No
30 Aye 54 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
54 Aye 30 No
10 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 54 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
54 Aye 30 No
10 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 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
75.6 %
3 % above average
Rank 300 of 650
2,026
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
422
558 eligible divisions
968
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
199
47.2 % of votes cast
1,058
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
223
52.8 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
7
1.7 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

65
-4.7 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650
Appearances
39
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
163
+39.2 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 650
Contributions
44
-79.8 vs Commons average
Rank 513 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
£218,179
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£218,179
4 % below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 75 votes
#2
Energy
16 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Education
42 of 49 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#4
Tax
92 of 108 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#5
Defence
28 of 33 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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