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James Cartlidge vs Michelle Welsh

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 Michelle Welsh
Michelle Welsh
Lab Sherwood Forest

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Michelle Welsh voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 356 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 346 different votes 356 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 7 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
32 Aye 57 No
Tax 0% aligned 89 shared votes
57 Aye 32 No
8 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 57 No
Tax 0% aligned 89 shared votes
57 Aye 32 No
8 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
16 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 67 of 649
Participation
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 146 of 649
2,040
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
474
575 eligible divisions
974
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
244
51.5 % of votes cast
1,066
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
230
48.5 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

69
-8.6 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 649
Appearances
47
-30.6 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 649
167
+29.4 vs Commons average
Rank 156 of 649
Contributions
59
-78.6 vs Commons average
Rank 461 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
£179,455
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£179,455
21 % below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 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 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
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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