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James Cartlidge vs Patricia Ferguson

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


Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Patricia Ferguson voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 345 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 336 different votes 345 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 6 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
22 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 53 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
53 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 53 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
53 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
22 Aye 2 No
10 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
13 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 67 of 649
Participation
78.1%
6% above average
Rank 240 of 649
2,052
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
461
590 eligible divisions
982
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
234
50.8% of votes cast
1,070
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
227
49.2% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
18
3.9% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 649
Appearances
87
+4.7 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 649
154
+10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 649
Contributions
111
-32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 303 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
£151,093
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24% above average
Latest expenses
£151,093
33% below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API