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James Cartlidge vs Olivia Blake

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 Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Olivia Blake voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,028 shared comparable votes.

32 same votes 996 different votes 1,028 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 8 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 21 No
Benefits 6% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 15 No
Energy 4% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 18 No
Housing 3% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
58 Aye 46 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 104 shared votes
43 Aye 61 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 51 shared votes
32 Aye 19 No
27 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
16 Aye 29 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
29 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 42 shared votes
13 Aye 29 No
16 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 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
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 319 of 649
2,035
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,224
1,636 eligible divisions
971
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
644
52.6 % of votes cast
1,064
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
580
47.4 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8 % 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
39
-36.1 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 649
168
+34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 649
Contributions
44
-89.3 vs Commons average
Rank 514 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
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Education
66 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 75 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#5
Work / Employment
54 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: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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