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James Cartlidge vs Neil O'Brien

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 Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,683 shared comparable votes.

1,668 same votes 15 different votes 1,683 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
77 Aye 140 No
Tax 100% aligned 217 shared votes
77 Aye 140 No
36 Aye 40 No
Trade 100% aligned 76 shared votes
36 Aye 40 No
43 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 75 shared votes
43 Aye 32 No
33 Aye 33 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 66 shared votes
33 Aye 33 No
26 Aye 27 No
Benefits 100% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
98 Aye 38 No
Migration 98% aligned 136 shared votes
101 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 42 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 65 shared votes
24 Aye 41 No
82 Aye 76 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 158 shared votes
83 Aye 75 No
73 Aye 104 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 177 shared votes
72 Aye 105 No
77 Aye 140 No
Tax 100% aligned 217 shared votes
77 Aye 140 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 66 of 650
Participation
84.8%
12% above average
Rank 99 of 650
2,063
2,388 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,808
2,133 eligible divisions
987
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
893
49.4% of votes cast
1,076
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
915
50.6% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

63
-23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 650
Appearances
20
-66.4 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 650
156
+5.4 vs Commons average
Rank 205 of 650
Contributions
25
-125.6 vs Commons average
Rank 601 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
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24% above average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Foreign Affairs
68 of 70 votes
Work / Employment
76 of 80 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
45 of 47 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 70 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#5
Trade
83 of 90 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Public Order Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 5 7 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
No rebel
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House New Clause 1 (McGinn) 9 Jul 2019
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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