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James Cartlidge vs Rebecca Smith

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


Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Rebecca Smith voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 343 shared comparable votes.

337 same votes 6 different votes 343 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
32 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
32 Aye 43 No
8 Aye 33 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
8 Aye 33 No
20 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
32 Aye 43 No
8 Aye 33 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
8 Aye 33 No
20 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 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
70.3%
2% below average
Rank 414 of 650
2,091
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
447
636 eligible divisions
1,000
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
213
47.7% of votes cast
1,091
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
234
52.3% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

64
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 406 of 650
Appearances
172
+76.1 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 650
154
-13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 650
Contributions
305
+137.9 vs Commons average
Rank 81 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
£213,132
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24% above average
Latest expenses
£213,132
6% below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
4 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
211 of 212 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
78 of 82 votes
#2
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
Work / Employment
76 of 80 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
#4
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Housing
63 of 68 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
51 of 66 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