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James Cartlidge vs Sarah Smith

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 Sarah Smith
Sarah Smith
Lab Hyndburn

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Sarah Smith voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 267 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 261 different votes 267 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
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
48 Aye 25 No
7 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
48 Aye 25 No
7 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
2 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
17 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 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 650
Participation
61.5 %
11 % below average
Rank 564 of 650
2,031
2,350 eligible divisions
Total votes
347
564 eligible divisions
970
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
185
53.3 % of votes cast
1,061
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
162
46.7 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.7 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

67
-4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 650
Appearances
51
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 384 of 650
166
+38.4 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 650
Contributions
68
-59.6 vs Commons average
Rank 407 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
£195,060
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£195,060
14 % below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
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
Trade
4 of 5 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 75 votes
#2
Defence
25 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#4
Migration
8 of 11 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#5
Tax
80 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API