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James Cartlidge vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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 Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,975 shared comparable votes.

1,921 same votes 54 different votes 1,975 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
98 Aye 166 No
Tax 100% aligned 264 shared votes
98 Aye 166 No
42 Aye 42 No
Trade 100% aligned 84 shared votes
42 Aye 42 No
32 Aye 44 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 76 shared votes
32 Aye 44 No
37 Aye 34 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 71 shared votes
37 Aye 34 No
27 Aye 35 No
Housing 100% aligned 62 shared votes
27 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
84 Aye 126 No
Brexit / EU 95% aligned 210 shared votes
81 Aye 129 No
20 Aye 22 No
NHS / Health 95% aligned 42 shared votes
18 Aye 24 No
36 Aye 37 No
Transport 97% aligned 73 shared votes
34 Aye 39 No
108 Aye 42 No
Migration 98% aligned 150 shared votes
111 Aye 39 No
21 Aye 50 No
Education 99% aligned 71 shared votes
20 Aye 51 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
88.2%
16% above average
Rank 38 of 650
2,091
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,135
2,422 eligible divisions
1,000
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
988
46.3% of votes cast
1,091
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
1,147
53.7% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
54
2.5% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

64
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 650
Appearances
154
+58.4 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 650
154
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 650
Contributions
165
-1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 212 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
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24% above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
44% below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Brexit / EU
211 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
78 of 82 votes
#2
Trade
92 of 94 votes
Work / Employment
76 of 80 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
80 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Housing
63 of 68 votes
#5
Defence
67 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Closure motion 16 May 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
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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