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James Cartlidge vs Martin McCluskey

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 Martin McCluskey
Martin McCluskey
Lab Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Martin McCluskey voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 274 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 270 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
12 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 8% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
31 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
48 Aye 31 No
8 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
48 Aye 31 No
8 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

86.6 %
13 % above average
Rank 78 of 648
Participation
77.8 %
5 % above average
Rank 261 of 648
2,002
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
409
526 eligible divisions
953
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
210
51.3 % of votes cast
1,049
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
199
48.7 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.9 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

59
-1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 648
Appearances
47
-13.4 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 648
107
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 648
Contributions
207
+98.1 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£140,697
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£140,697
38 % below average
4
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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 75 votes
#2
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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