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James Cartlidge vs Paulette Hamilton

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 Paulette Hamilton
Paulette Hamilton
Lab Birmingham Erdington

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Paulette Hamilton voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 705 shared comparable votes.

19 same votes 686 different votes 705 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 11 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 7% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
35 Aye 42 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 77 shared votes
41 Aye 36 No
82 Aye 22 No
Migration 3% aligned 104 shared votes
19 Aye 85 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 52 shared votes
32 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 23 No
Housing 0% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 21 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 14 No
Energy 0% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 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 69 of 649
Participation
75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 293 of 649
2,036
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
873
1,150 eligible divisions
972
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
431
49.4 % of votes cast
1,064
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
442
50.6 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.8 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
4 years, 4 months
Since 3 Mar 2022

Debates

70
-5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 649
Appearances
56
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 649
168
+33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 153 of 649
Contributions
74
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 401 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
£789,073
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£285,345
26 % above average
4
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
Education
55 of 61 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 75 votes
#2
Work / Employment
55 of 61 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 126 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#4
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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
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