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James Cartlidge vs Mr Bayo Alaba

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 Mr Bayo Alaba
Mr Bayo Alaba
Ind Southend East and Rochford

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Mr Bayo Alaba voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 306 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 302 different votes 306 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
15 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
31 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
39 Aye 31 No
8 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 38 shared votes
30 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
39 Aye 31 No
8 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 38 shared votes
30 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 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
70.3 %
2 % below average
Rank 424 of 649
2,040
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
404
575 eligible divisions
974
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
207
51.2 % of votes cast
1,066
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
197
48.8 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
9
2.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
Appearances
46
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650
165
+26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 650
Contributions
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 474 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
£178,644
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,644
21 % below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#5
Defence
29 of 34 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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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