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James Cartlidge vs Rebecca Paul

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


Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Rebecca Paul voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 375 shared comparable votes.

370 same votes 5 different votes 375 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
29 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
29 Aye 41 No
20 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
8 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 15 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
29 Aye 41 No
20 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
8 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 15 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 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
77.7%
5% above average
Rank 254 of 650
2,086
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
490
631 eligible divisions
998
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
225
45.9% of votes cast
1,088
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
265
54.1% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 416 of 650
Appearances
103
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 650
151
-13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 650
Contributions
152
-12.5 vs Commons average
Rank 243 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
£124,847
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24% above average
Latest expenses
£124,847
45% below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
4 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
211 of 212 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
78 of 82 votes
#2
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
Work / Employment
76 of 80 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#5
Housing
28 of 32 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API