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James Cartlidge vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

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
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Photograph of Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,612 shared comparable votes.

1,604 same votes 8 different votes 1,612 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
67 Aye 137 No
Tax 100% aligned 204 shared votes
67 Aye 137 No
65 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 140 shared votes
65 Aye 75 No
76 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 116 shared votes
76 Aye 40 No
41 Aye 38 No
Trade 100% aligned 79 shared votes
41 Aye 38 No
26 Aye 35 No
Housing 100% aligned 61 shared votes
26 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 96% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 41 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 61 shared votes
22 Aye 39 No
37 Aye 32 No
Transport 99% aligned 69 shared votes
36 Aye 33 No
77 Aye 124 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 201 shared votes
78 Aye 123 No
67 Aye 137 No
Tax 100% aligned 204 shared votes
67 Aye 137 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 66 of 649
Participation
72.4%
same as average
Rank 373 of 649
2,045
2,366 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,713
2,366 eligible divisions
976
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
785
45.8% of votes cast
1,069
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
928
54.2% of votes cast
12
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

65
-13.7 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 649
Appearances
133
+54.3 vs Commons average
Rank 81 of 649
161
+23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 649
Contributions
171
+33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 158 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
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24% above average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#4
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#5
Defence
65 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
No rebel
Aye
draft Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2022 11 Jul 2022
Transport
No rebel
No
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House New Clause 10 (Creasy) 9 Jul 2019
Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
No rebel
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House New Clause 1 (McGinn) 9 Jul 2019
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye rebel
Nick Boles's motion D (Common Market 2.0) 1 Apr 2019
No
No rebel
Amendment (f) to the motion on the UK's withdrawal from the European Union 13 Mar 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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