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James Cartlidge vs Ms Abena Oppong-Asare

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 Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
Lab Erith and Thamesmead

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Ms Abena Oppong-Asare voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,044 shared comparable votes.

33 same votes 1,011 different votes 1,044 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
15 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 21 No
Benefits 5% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 16 No
Energy 4% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 17 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
60 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 119 shared votes
58 Aye 61 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 54 shared votes
28 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 27 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 31 No
Housing 0% aligned 41 shared votes
31 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 68 of 649
Participation
76.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 282 of 649
2,035
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,247
1,636 eligible divisions
971
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
668
53.6 % of votes cast
1,064
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
579
46.4 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

70
-5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 649
Appearances
13
-62.1 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 649
168
+34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 649
Contributions
13
-120.3 vs Commons average
Rank 612 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
£1,232,393
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£288,312
27 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 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
Migration
139 of 152 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 75 votes
#2
Education
63 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#5
Work / Employment
57 of 65 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
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 Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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
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
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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