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James Cartlidge vs Luke Taylor

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 Luke Taylor
Luke Taylor
LD Sutton and Cheam

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Luke Taylor voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 274 shared comparable votes.

220 same votes 54 different votes 274 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 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
23 Aye 37 No
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
10 Aye 18 No
Education 96% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 6 No
Defence 93% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 92% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 4 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 58% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 3 No
Energy 60% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 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
66.6%
6% below average
Rank 489 of 649
2,052
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
393
590 eligible divisions
982
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
219
55.7% of votes cast
1,070
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
174
44.3% 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
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
-20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 649
Appearances
90
+8.2 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 649
154
+11.5 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 649
Contributions
122
-20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 258 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
£179,501
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24% above average
Latest expenses
£179,501
21% below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#4
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#5
Education
42 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
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
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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