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James Cartlidge vs Priti Patel

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


Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Priti Patel voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,398 shared comparable votes.

1,371 same votes 27 different votes 1,398 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
76 Aye 132 No
Tax 100% aligned 208 shared votes
76 Aye 132 No
76 Aye 29 No
Migration 100% aligned 105 shared votes
76 Aye 29 No
33 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 67 shared votes
33 Aye 34 No
35 Aye 23 No
Transport 100% aligned 58 shared votes
35 Aye 23 No
17 Aye 40 No
Education 100% aligned 57 shared votes
17 Aye 40 No
Most different by topic
71 Aye 117 No
Brexit / EU 94% aligned 188 shared votes
67 Aye 121 No
7 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 95% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
56 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 120 shared votes
55 Aye 65 No
76 Aye 132 No
Tax 100% aligned 208 shared votes
76 Aye 132 No
76 Aye 29 No
Migration 100% aligned 105 shared votes
76 Aye 29 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

86.3%
14% above average
Rank 65 of 650
Participation
61.5%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 650
2,086
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,487
2,417 eligible divisions
998
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
679
45.7% of votes cast
1,088
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
808
54.3% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
14
0.9% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

62
-32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 416 of 650
Appearances
65
-29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
151
-13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 650
Contributions
88
-76.6 vs Commons average
Rank 423 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
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24% above average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
12
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
211 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
189 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
78 of 82 votes
#2
Trade
73 of 94 votes
Work / Employment
76 of 80 votes
#3
Housing
52 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#5
Defence
47 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API