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James Cartlidge vs Mike Reader

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 Mike Reader
Mike Reader
Lab Northampton South

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Mike Reader voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 302 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 297 different votes 302 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
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
33 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
48 Aye 33 No
11 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
1 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
25 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
48 Aye 33 No
11 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
1 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
25 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 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
72.5 %
same as average
Rank 376 of 650
2,030
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
408
563 eligible divisions
970
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
217
53.2 % of votes cast
1,060
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
191
46.8 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
11
2.7 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

65
-5.6 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 650
Appearances
61
-9.6 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
163
+37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 650
Contributions
87
-38.3 vs Commons average
Rank 328 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
£208,618
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£208,618
8 % below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
17
4 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
71 of 75 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
10 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#4
Transport
24 of 29 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#5
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
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
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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