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James Cartlidge vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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James Cartlidge
Con South Suffolk
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 1,381 shared comparable votes.

251 same votes 1,130 different votes 1,381 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
17 Aye 35 No
Education 52% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
20 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 51% aligned 35 shared votes
5 Aye 30 No
57 Aye 132 No
Tax 34% aligned 189 shared votes
109 Aye 80 No
23 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 28% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 19 No
Defence 26% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
18 Aye 33 No
Foreign Affairs 2% aligned 51 shared votes
34 Aye 17 No
76 Aye 38 No
Migration 3% aligned 114 shared votes
35 Aye 79 No
11 Aye 26 No
Digital / Online Safety 5% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 6% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 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
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 480 of 649
2,040
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
974
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
907
57.4 % of votes cast
1,066
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
674
42.6 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
Appearances
68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
165
+26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 650
Contributions
116
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 246 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
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
13
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
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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