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James Cartlidge vs Ruth Jones

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 Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Ruth Jones voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,110 shared comparable votes.

38 same votes 1,072 different votes 1,110 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
33 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 62 shared votes
31 Aye 31 No
16 Aye 21 No
Benefits 5% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 18 No
Energy 3% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
67 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 129 shared votes
60 Aye 69 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 55 shared votes
32 Aye 23 No
31 Aye 16 No
Transport 0% aligned 47 shared votes
16 Aye 31 No
22 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 28 No
Housing 0% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 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 68 of 649
Participation
78.0 %
5 % above average
Rank 247 of 649
2,035
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,319
1,690 eligible divisions
971
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
689
52.2 % of votes cast
1,064
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
630
47.8 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
7 years, 3 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

70
-5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 649
Appearances
47
-28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 649
168
+34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 649
Contributions
67
-66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 423 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
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 75 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Education
61 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#4
Migration
134 of 152 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#5
Work / Employment
58 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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
Hunting Trophies Bill 2R 22 Mar 2024
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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