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James Cartlidge vs Michael Payne

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 Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Michael Payne voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 317 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 312 different votes 317 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 12 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
34 Aye 57 No
Tax 0% aligned 91 shared votes
57 Aye 34 No
7 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 57 No
Tax 0% aligned 91 shared votes
57 Aye 34 No
7 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 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 69 of 650
Participation
77.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 264 of 650
2,026
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
431
558 eligible divisions
968
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
225
52.2 % of votes cast
1,058
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
206
47.8 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

66
-4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 650
Appearances
20
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 579 of 650
164
+39.2 vs Commons average
Rank 141 of 650
Contributions
21
-103.8 vs Commons average
Rank 591 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
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4 % below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
11
2 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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 75 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#4
Education
48 of 49 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#5
Transport
25 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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